While most of you are under 2 feet of snow or stuck on Lakeshore Drive, I have found myself in a giant lake called Australia. I thought it was all happening in Queensland, hours north of here. When I emerged from the gym this afternoon, I discovered otherwise. Category 5 Cyclone Yassi was set to hit near Cairns on Wednesday. Winds were expected to reach speeds above those during Hurricane Katrina! I paid close attention as I am planning to head there on Monday for a week of scuba diving.
Cairns survived with minimal damage as Yassi hit land just a bit south of there. She had her way with us this afternoon though! Some 1,440 miles south of Cairns, Yassi attacked the busiest street in Melbourne. Chapel St. is a mile long and packed with bars, cafés, restaurants, and shops. It flooded completely in 10 minutes. It looked like Venice. The water entered nearly every shop and restaurant I passed on my walk home.
I took my time getting back. After seeing the number of shops that were leaking from the roof and flooding from the street, I was pretty certain I was going to find water in my own living room. I did consider the possibility that a power line could fall and I’d get charred pretty quickly, so I tried not to dilly dally tooooo much. But that proved hard with the camera in hand. Anyway, I made it home safe and sound. I took some great shots along the way. Enjoy!
BTW, my place did flood…again. And I am still going to Cairns on Monday.
Shabbat Shalom!
Oh, and one more thing: Guess which 2011 Australian Open winner was photographed gallivanting around South Yarra with me? Yup, uh huh! This guy. He’s no-joke-avitch, guys. And word on the street is…if he don’t like you, he’ll Choke-a-Bitch!* So watch out!!!
*Footnote: Matthew Lewis Hamity 02/2011
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