On Monday this week (November 2) we had an almighty storm. The winds were cyclonic, blowing branches off the trees and covering the ground with large hailstones.
The wind was so powerful it blew a fully loaded poolside storage box into the pool as well as stripping leaves from plants and trees in its path.
The dragon fruit plant that once climbed up this tall palm tree is now laying on the ground .… at least its fruit will now be more accessible 😉. (Always look for the positive!)
Before we had a chance to clean up the debris we were hit with another storm only 24 hours later! This one was not quite so savage, but it did still dump some large hailstones on us.
The second storm happened on Melbourne Cup Day ( a famous Australian horse race 🏇 ) and being an ex-Victorian, where the race is run, I always celebrate with a couple of bets and settle down to watch the race on TV at 3pm.
What time did the storm hit? 2.50pm! Power out, no TV, and Dave and I running around closing doors and windows to stop the torrential rain blowing inside!
After we’d battened down the hatches we settled down and watched the race. As it turned out the only winner I picked on the day was one I didn’t have a bet on! Dave was much luckier, backing both the winner and third place in the Melbourne Cup. He doubled his money – which made up for my losses. 😂
Wednesday was a bit of a clean up day, salvaging the storage box out of the pool after unloading it so we were able to lift it out onto dry land!
We are amazed that the wind could even move this box as it is sooo heavy!
Neighbour Chris came over and scooped most of the leaves out of the pool and reset timers for the filter so it seems everything is back normal (whatever that is 🤔)
The only serious damage we seem to have suffered is with the electronic controls for the pool vacuum sweeper. It had been submerged for about 48 hours and I think it has ‘drowned’!😱
It’s now Thursday – the sun is shining and the skies are blue. Let’s hope it stays like this so the local Jacaranda Festival can continue under clear skies.
