SATURDAY 31 JANUARY 2009
We drove back to Tony’s house in order to clean the very dusty vehicle before returning it to Britz. It had been a great trip with varied countryside and a fantastic way to visit Victoria.
The temperature reached 45 degrees in Melbourne yesterday, breaking all records. Some serious bush fires broke out in Gipsland on Thursday, not far from where we had been travelling. It took about three days to get them under control and about 29 houses, several cars and a wide area of farmland and bush were destroyed. Problems continued in Melbourne with about 750 trains cancelled and power cuts across the city and suburbs to limit the use of electricity, resulting in people being stuck in lifts, air conditioners failing, and the cancellation of the Roberta Flack concert on Friday. About 30 people died due to heat related causes, and many of the vineyards in the Murray River and Yarra Valley areas have lost a most of their crop.
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| The state of our van at the end of 4 weeks! |
1 comment:
Hi Sheila
I am still following your adventures - I a glad you are both ok in amongst all the problemsover there. I have a sister on Brisbane so quite a way from this area but it never ceases to amaze the amount of severe conditions tone had in Aus
Youseem to be enjoying life - I think you made the right move!
Best wishes
Angelo
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