Saturday, March 10, 2018

RAIN BY THE METRE

Not far from Tully, North Queensland , which claims to be the wettest place in Australia, this is the impassable  Davidson's  Creek crossing  which received nearly a metre of  rain in  96hours , more than 800mm in three and half  days and still raining .  Photograph  and  details  supplied to this blog by contact who is  into  Irish genealogical  research and  sandbagging .
Meanwhile, on Magnetic Island , where  beaches  have taken a battering  without the  mainland media noticing ,  the wild, wet  weather  caused  sick bags to be broken out on trips  as  ferries  ploughed into the waves   and  strong winds on trips from  the  mainland  , rocking and rolling , spray thrown  up  at  the bow and stern .

During the windy week  the North's only  S(h)ipping  Reporter  noticed  the island  passenger ferry  loading ramp underwent  alterations to  provide  a much  needed  wider  access  to   and   egress  from the top deck of  vessels .   
 Several streams are  running  on  the  island in out of the way places, this one  forming  a small  waterfall  off   the West  Point  road .