Thursday, January 13, 2011
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Holed up in Gladdy 12/01/2011
January 12th 2011
Locked in Syndrome….Today finds us still in Gladstone, Queensland in a world that seems to have gone quite mad.
We are the very lucky ones, cut off yes, but very lucky as Gladstone is not suffering floods like all our neighbours around us. People have gone mad though, hitting the supermarkets and petrol stations in droves. Even though the supermarkets have been emptied of most essentials it looks as though they are now to bring it in by Military C130 Hercules and there's talk of barging stuff up and other trucks going 1000's kilometres out of their way so it's time just to chill out and wait for stuff. As I said its lucky its only food we have to worry about here, we are high and dry and safe.
There have been many very horrific images playing out round the clock here on TV and is extremely heartbreaking to see and so very hard to believe its unfolding all round us.
For us there was the plan to get down to Sydney to meet our daughter Sarah but that's looking more and more doubtful by the day. We are still staying with my cousin Lara and family, so days are taken up a lot of the time helping out in the household with wee children and chores and the odd bit of DIY home renovations. Bevin has been helping Bevan ( no its not a typo Lara's husband is yet another haha) knock out two 70's style arched walls converting them to nice square open entrances which have made an incredible difference to space.
I went of to a Girlie night, last Friday with Lara to one of her friends, the idea drinkies and nibbles/dinner…well what can I say those Ozzie chicks can't be trusted they were on a mission to stitch the two of us up. They had a card drinking game planned and the hostess' husband was making some chocky flavoured cocktails which were yumm..see bad things looming there don't you. Well turns out these lovely Ozzie girls were cheating making sure we got more than our fair share of punishment.
We got there just after 5pm and about 10pm ish Lara turns to me and says "I think I am going to be sick" so off I trot for a piece of Tupperware..they don't seem to have the very handy icecream containers stashed like we do. J Next she says " Can we go home" so call up the support crew and Bevin came to get us…good news is neither of us disgraced ourselves
Bevin got his turn on Sunday going out with Bevan and mates to the pub..it was me this time on support/pick up duties…Me and 6 guys in a falcon…1 beside me, 3 in the back seat..now where do you put the remaining 2????? The boot of course and I can't even begin to tell you what sort of dialogue went on between those inside the car and those in boot..not for publication I'm afraid.
It has continued to be very hot and sticky and every time we go for a bike ride we become melting moments..yeesh. Headed out to Tannum Sands Beach couple of days ago to try cool off and Bevin who is usually a little reluctant to get into cold water was bobbing around in the tide saying..hmm its almost a little too warm isn't it?
So now we are just waiting till floodwaters recede enough for us to head South..carefully of course as roads potholed before will probably resemble a war zone now.
So no great adventures at the moment as there is nowhere to go except around Gladdy and have now done most of that. Replaced the front sprocket on my bike so no more clicking going on. In retrospect its lucky we ordered it and so therefore were waiting for it or we may have been more unlucky and stuck in the middle of this disaster.
Twelve people are now confirmed dead, that is sooo sad and there will be more… though those now missing have come down to in the 50's The mess and destruction is honestly beyond belief. Our thoughts and hearts are soo much with all those that are suffering right now…puts our very safe lives in perspective huh? And on that note to all our family and friends we truly do love and appreciate you so much x x
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Bevin & Felicity Lealand iPhone
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http://bikersfromdownunder-lealand.blogspot.com/
Monday, January 10, 2011
GPS trip log
Here is a link to my GPS travel information that im now going to use
This was a short trip to the beach for a swim and back and back we did yesterday just click on the link below
Im sure it will be more intresting as we move along ;-)
Trip0
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
My location : Auckland lookout
Auckland Lokout
Gladstone QLD 4680, Australia
(Latitude = -23.8335, Longitude = 151.2539)
(Altitude = 14 m)
(Accuracy = 50 m)
http://maps.google.fr/maps?q=-23.833521,151.253922
Email generated with iGPS mini / http://www.kiwiobjects.com
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Saturday, January 1, 2011
New years Day 2010
Happy New Year everyone.. Let us hope it's a peaceful and Happy year
for all mankind
Here I am tapping this out tonight in the basement rumpus room in the
dark at my cousin Lara's home in Gladstone being serenaded with the
chirps of our wee friends the Gecko's- ok so we weren't so charitable
to the cheeky Cane Toad who thought it would be fun to play in the
corner( he got rerouted to outside) mind you in retrospect he could've
come in handy as we spent a bit of time trying to locate the giant
cockroach that got away after my less than successful attempt to
squish him.. La cockaroacha then headed under our air mattresses yes
again no luck .. Dunno where the horrid thing is now.. Hope I don't
find out in the night either We have other wildlife sharing our room-
couple of rather large lizards as well as the chirping geckos and a
wee mouse quite a menagerie we are down here lol
Christmas day here started off quietly as Lara and husband Bevan
worked and got home after 1pm.. Their wee boys were just about beside
themselves with excitement and hyped to bits on stocking lollies so
that grandparents Michelle and Barry had their work cut out for them
childminding. Bevin got to be Santa all dressed up in red and
sweating.. Wonder if thats why wee Joel wasn't keen to sit on Santas
knee :-)
Forgot what bedlam it is watching a 3 year old & a 17 month old open
stacks of pressies but we all had fun!
Dinner was Ham and Roast Beef & and Salads and nibbles and yip
drinkies and tired the working ones were so 9pm bed... Arrhgh that's
not right on Xmas day aye?
It was indeed a wet one for the area .. Widespread flooding up North
at Rockhampton and surrounds and South of us as well with some areas
declared disaster areas so some sadly had pretty soggy Xmases
Boxing day was rainy hot and sticky and our work and toddler tired
cuzzies hit bed again early and Bevin and I couldn't sleep so at about
2am. Bevin asked me if I wanted to go for a walk down to McDonalds for
a thickshake.. Well wasted walk we could not go through drive through
without a car.. HSE policy.. damn should have taken the kids electric
car with us
Bevin & I along with cousin Michelle and Barry took a drive up to
Rockhampton .. Lovely day , very hot and lotsa water round & the
Fitroy river a torrent. Rocky has some nice old buildings too. We
headed out to Yeppoon which is a pretty seaside village that is
favoured as a popular retirement spot.
Spent a day doing bike maintenance & general bits and bobs.. Bevin has
a new luggage carrier.. Watch this space pics will feature sometime
Yesterday Bevin and I and a neighbour took a ride on bikes up to the
Awoonga Dam- the spillway working well as heaps of excess going over,
then on another road we came across 2 motorbikes an R1 & a 750
Kawasaki both newish bikes trashed after hitting huge pothole and each
other both guys ok but pretty sad I think..no insurance :-(
New Years eve we and several other neighbors got together at one of
the other neighbors to see in the New Year with with nibbles and
drinkies .. There were 13 of us 9 being Kiwis :-)
We went for a ride today out to Tannum Beach . Warm as day but did
not seem to deter people from swimming in a brown sea
Tonight at bed time, just after 9. .. Nope am not sleeping- though
struggling now lol The major excitement tonight was a domestic going
on across road.. Ugly , and no sooner had I got out that we should
phone police when they arrived,
Well I'm fading now so goodnight to all 01/01/11 out!
for all mankind
Here I am tapping this out tonight in the basement rumpus room in the
dark at my cousin Lara's home in Gladstone being serenaded with the
chirps of our wee friends the Gecko's- ok so we weren't so charitable
to the cheeky Cane Toad who thought it would be fun to play in the
corner( he got rerouted to outside) mind you in retrospect he could've
come in handy as we spent a bit of time trying to locate the giant
cockroach that got away after my less than successful attempt to
squish him.. La cockaroacha then headed under our air mattresses yes
again no luck .. Dunno where the horrid thing is now.. Hope I don't
find out in the night either We have other wildlife sharing our room-
couple of rather large lizards as well as the chirping geckos and a
wee mouse quite a menagerie we are down here lol
Christmas day here started off quietly as Lara and husband Bevan
worked and got home after 1pm.. Their wee boys were just about beside
themselves with excitement and hyped to bits on stocking lollies so
that grandparents Michelle and Barry had their work cut out for them
childminding. Bevin got to be Santa all dressed up in red and
sweating.. Wonder if thats why wee Joel wasn't keen to sit on Santas
knee :-)
Forgot what bedlam it is watching a 3 year old & a 17 month old open
stacks of pressies but we all had fun!
Dinner was Ham and Roast Beef & and Salads and nibbles and yip
drinkies and tired the working ones were so 9pm bed... Arrhgh that's
not right on Xmas day aye?
It was indeed a wet one for the area .. Widespread flooding up North
at Rockhampton and surrounds and South of us as well with some areas
declared disaster areas so some sadly had pretty soggy Xmases
Boxing day was rainy hot and sticky and our work and toddler tired
cuzzies hit bed again early and Bevin and I couldn't sleep so at about
2am. Bevin asked me if I wanted to go for a walk down to McDonalds for
a thickshake.. Well wasted walk we could not go through drive through
without a car.. HSE policy.. damn should have taken the kids electric
car with us
Bevin & I along with cousin Michelle and Barry took a drive up to
Rockhampton .. Lovely day , very hot and lotsa water round & the
Fitroy river a torrent. Rocky has some nice old buildings too. We
headed out to Yeppoon which is a pretty seaside village that is
favoured as a popular retirement spot.
Spent a day doing bike maintenance & general bits and bobs.. Bevin has
a new luggage carrier.. Watch this space pics will feature sometime
Yesterday Bevin and I and a neighbour took a ride on bikes up to the
Awoonga Dam- the spillway working well as heaps of excess going over,
then on another road we came across 2 motorbikes an R1 & a 750
Kawasaki both newish bikes trashed after hitting huge pothole and each
other both guys ok but pretty sad I think..no insurance :-(
New Years eve we and several other neighbors got together at one of
the other neighbors to see in the New Year with with nibbles and
drinkies .. There were 13 of us 9 being Kiwis :-)
We went for a ride today out to Tannum Beach . Warm as day but did
not seem to deter people from swimming in a brown sea
Tonight at bed time, just after 9. .. Nope am not sleeping- though
struggling now lol The major excitement tonight was a domestic going
on across road.. Ugly , and no sooner had I got out that we should
phone police when they arrived,
Well I'm fading now so goodnight to all 01/01/11 out!
--
Bevin & Felicity Lealand iPhone
+61412205936
http://bikersfromdownunder-lealand.blogspot.com/
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