Mum's off tonight on another overseas adventure.
Included in the itinerary is Abu Dhabi.
Three weeks!
Work has calmed down, I have help now, so things will ease up I think. I have a web project to do for the local Rissole, transferring everything onto a new site (ick!), and then I might be able to have a bit of R&R and do some blogging.
Maybe.
Showing posts with label adventure. Show all posts
Showing posts with label adventure. Show all posts
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
An adventure
What an adventure Mum and I have had today.
In to Riverlink, the rivers are all rising, flood warnings on them. We got there safely, but were blocked less than 15ks out from Ipswich and had to take to the highway. We hit the shops where there were some specials in some dresses I liked, but there weren't any in my size - which is really disappointing.
Mum was a bit crook with diverticulitis and no medication (once a year she gets it), so off to the Hospital in the next town (it's bigger than the one in my town and there's a better chance of seeing a doctor quickly), and we arrived there at about 2:30pm. No book to read, so I went home to pick up a book for her to read. Took me over an hour with the floods and going back to the main Highway.
1024 I took some photos of the flood water near the Warrego Highway on the way home from the hospital with Mum.
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1030 – the bridge farthest from town which we could cross to get home was flooded. The creek had broken its banks there.
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1042 – the bridge closest to town which we had to cross to get home wasn't an option either!
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0019 – the lagoon which takes part of the local water (as opposed to the creek which brings the water from up the valley and as it happened, they had four inches in a storm today while we were faffing around at the shopping centre), was banked up, the bridge over the flood mitigation drain in town was going under at about 11pm. It takes about eight hours for the water to travel down from a point up at the top of the valley, this was taking a bit longer, and as the creek had broken its banks there was much more water heading toward town.
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Looked like we’d be stranded in town all night until I was chatting with a council bloke about where the water came from, where it went, etc. He told me his wife had a 4WD and they were going to cross the river to get home soon.
Then I saw that his wife had come to see him and she was the waitress in the restaurant. We got a lift home with them which they kindly offered as they live in the next street to mine.
Looked like the flood mitigation bridge in town would go under, probably at 11pm or midnight.
Mum and I are so pleased to be home! (Written at 9:51pm 27DEC10 - posted with pix much, much later!)
In to Riverlink, the rivers are all rising, flood warnings on them. We got there safely, but were blocked less than 15ks out from Ipswich and had to take to the highway. We hit the shops where there were some specials in some dresses I liked, but there weren't any in my size - which is really disappointing.
Mum was a bit crook with diverticulitis and no medication (once a year she gets it), so off to the Hospital in the next town (it's bigger than the one in my town and there's a better chance of seeing a doctor quickly), and we arrived there at about 2:30pm. No book to read, so I went home to pick up a book for her to read. Took me over an hour with the floods and going back to the main Highway.
1024 I took some photos of the flood water near the Warrego Highway on the way home from the hospital with Mum.
Checked out all the flooding, looked OK, but was told the local creek water would peak at about 8pm – thought we’d be safe and get across.... back to hospital to deliver the books. Mum was let out at about 5:40pm or so and we were stranded when we got to my local town, both the creek crossings were flooded and too dangerous for my little Corolla, so we watched the water at several places. Mum was still crook and sat in the car while I watched the flooding... it got boring to watch and Mum was hungry, and had to have food to take her drugs, so we went to the local restaurant where the chef made her some scrambled eggs, I had a small steak and we had a pot of tea. Yum! Cheap too.
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1028
1030 – the bridge farthest from town which we could cross to get home was flooded. The creek had broken its banks there.
1032
1033
1034
1035
1038
1039
1042 – the bridge closest to town which we had to cross to get home wasn't an option either!
1043
1044
1045
0019 – the lagoon which takes part of the local water (as opposed to the creek which brings the water from up the valley and as it happened, they had four inches in a storm today while we were faffing around at the shopping centre), was banked up, the bridge over the flood mitigation drain in town was going under at about 11pm. It takes about eight hours for the water to travel down from a point up at the top of the valley, this was taking a bit longer, and as the creek had broken its banks there was much more water heading toward town.
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0021
0022
0023
0024
Looked like we’d be stranded in town all night until I was chatting with a council bloke about where the water came from, where it went, etc. He told me his wife had a 4WD and they were going to cross the river to get home soon.
Then I saw that his wife had come to see him and she was the waitress in the restaurant. We got a lift home with them which they kindly offered as they live in the next street to mine.
Looked like the flood mitigation bridge in town would go under, probably at 11pm or midnight.
Mum and I are so pleased to be home! (Written at 9:51pm 27DEC10 - posted with pix much, much later!)
Monday, September 28, 2009
Sexist to say no to youngest world sailor
Jessica Watson's mum was interveiwed this morning afternoon by Kelly Higgins-Devine about her daughter's attempt to sail solo around the world. (Link to ABC World Today interview with Jessica's mother.)
Remember Jessica, she left Queensland to sail to her departure point and was hit, at night, in the shipping channels, by a very large ship.
Mrs Watson complained that the Maritime Safety Queensland letter was released to the public when they were told it would not be released publicly at all. Queensland authorities are looking for ways that they can stop Jessica from sailing.
Jessica's mum says that the only reason people are doubting and saying that Jessica shouldn't sail solo around the world is that they are sexist. If Jessica was a boy they wouldn't say this. She used the example of the recent completion of a circumnavigation of the globe, single handed, by 17 year old British sailor Mike Perham.
Well, Mrs Watson, Mike managed to depart UK waters without being hit by a large bulk carrier.
This is telling (from second linked article):
Remember Jessica, she left Queensland to sail to her departure point and was hit, at night, in the shipping channels, by a very large ship.
Mrs Watson complained that the Maritime Safety Queensland letter was released to the public when they were told it would not be released publicly at all. Queensland authorities are looking for ways that they can stop Jessica from sailing.
Jessica's mum says that the only reason people are doubting and saying that Jessica shouldn't sail solo around the world is that they are sexist. If Jessica was a boy they wouldn't say this. She used the example of the recent completion of a circumnavigation of the globe, single handed, by 17 year old British sailor Mike Perham.
Well, Mrs Watson, Mike managed to depart UK waters without being hit by a large bulk carrier.
This is telling (from second linked article):
Jessica's manager Andrew Fraser reacted angrily to the criticism yesterday and said the MSQ report might not be "factually correct".How is the report by Maritime Safety Queensland not factually correct? Which part is not factual? Didn't Jessica tell MSQ the facts? Produce the evidence?
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Solo sailor urged not to sail
Jessica Watson has been warned not to attempt to sail solo around the world after the release of the Maritime Safety Queensland report on her collision. Jessica made many mistakes and did not prepare properly. I can not find a link to the report, and it was only a brief piece on the news.
I have found this in the Courier Mail:
I have found this in the Courier Mail:
Maritime Safety Queensland inspectors concluded the Sunshine Coast teenager:
• Most probably dozed off before her vessel hit and was dragged alongside the 63,000-tonne cargo ship.
• Did not turn on a device that would have warned her of a potential collision.
• Could not produce a clear, plotted plan for her journey.
• Had not developed a fatigue management plan.
• Kept a log with "irregular latitude and longitude entries".
At first I thought that she was capable, that she had been trained. But now I have my doubts because her collision was caused by negligence, and I don't believe that Jessica is aware of the danger she faces by not following or lapsing in following basic maritime rules.
After the collision, Premier Anna Bligh said Jessica should continue on, saying "you don't take on a big dream like this and (baulk) at the first hurdle".Read the whole article here.
But The Courier-Mail understands high-ranking government officials were alarmed by the facts of the collision once they became known.
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