One of the warehouses, filled and getting fuller with each truckload of donated goods…
Friday, February 13th, 2009 – DAY SEVEN
Dreaded Friday the 13th. Not only are there superstitious connotations to this ominous day, but it also marks the 70-year anniversary of the 1939 bush fires that devastated this very area. In fact, it is [...]
Thursday, February 12th, 2009 – DAY SIX
12:20am
We have accepted the generous hospitality of some friends who happen to have two dogs and a cat. Although the animals spend very little time in the house, I go to bed to an awful allergy-induced asthma attack. And where is my inhaler? At the home we evacuated [...]
One of the many trucks of donations being unloaded at the warehouse for sorting and distribution to those affected by the bush fires.
Wednesday, February 11th, 2009 – DAY FIVE
7:00am
We are heading back to the show grounds for another real meal to start off our busy day at the relief donations warehouse. We are amazed [...]
Kelly sporting a pair of pants donated for bush fire relief…exactly who will benefit from them remains to be seen!
Tuesday, February 10th, 2009 – DAY FOUR
7:10am
I sleep like a log on the floor of a back room at the local pub in Alexandra. It is amazing how we can make a home anywhere when [...]
An exhausted SES (Special Emergency Services) volunteer tries to call home.
Monday, February 9th, 2009 – DAY THREE
8:25am
We sleep solidly, despite lightning in the area (a big risk for additional fires). I snap awake with a start, with very little transition between my peaceful dreams and the stark reality of our smoky motel room [...]
Looking directly at the sun is no problem with the smoke as thick as it is.
Sunday, February 10th, 2009
7:00am
We receive a text message from Melbourne that they are getting heavy rains. They sadly have not come yet here in Mansfield or any other affected area. Taggerty held off the fires last night by [...]
It’s so hot today, even the candelabra has melted.
Saturday, February 7th, 2009
We are prepared for a forecasted day of dense sweltering heat. Temperatures in excess of 48 degrees are on tap. Although I love the heat, I am also keenly aware that with forecasted winds of 100 kilometres per hour, this is heat [...]
