With Mick's new job starting so does a new shift schedule. It just worked in his favour that he has 6 days off before his first shift. We haven't been up to much, especially with Cyclone Lua bringing us a bit of wind and rain.. which is pretty much the only bonus of having a cyclone swing past.
I'm a little ashamed to admit that i get a little excited about cyclone season, We haven't had a direct hit from a cyclone before (touch wood) but it is lovely to get the wet weather and the temperature drop.. even if it is for a few days. Just a mention of a cyclone near by, the town goes into a frenzy.. everyone stocks up on the essentials (in mums case that means tim tams and ginger beer). Woolworths and Coles are cleared out, all the petrol stations are packed to the brim with cars waiting for their turn at the bowser but most of all everyone is stocking up on there alcohol.. on any other given week the Woolworths liquor store trumps the grocery store in sales but in the event of a cyclone there is no comparison... police are sometimes called in and they are there to monitor how many cartons each customer is taking with them.. with so many liquor stores in Karratha its hard to keep track. People have cyclone parties.. which is ridiculous. In the event of an emergency, majority of the town with be incoherent. In all the craziness..I'm glad we don't drink.
With a cyclone comes rain. With rain comes puddles. I love puddles. We went out for a drive most days to admire the new green tinge the town temporarily has before it starts heating up again. We found some new tracks, got some sweet shots. All in all it was an awesome extra long weekend.
Snippets of our week...
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| the only time the beach has waves. |
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