16 February 2023

Cyclone Gabrielle Days -1 to +3










Pretty cool Facebook chat offered by one of
our main TV people. Nice one Hils!


Absolutely crack up announcement from
Taupo's civil defence!!

Richard was taking Mark back to Christchurch
 the days prior to the cyclone. Luckily I 
managed to change his return sailing from Monday
to late on Sunday night. 














The first shop to open.
Just like COVID times except we didn't need to 
stand 2 metres apart!


The NOW building offering 30 mins free WiFi

Finally able to call family

And I might have downloaded a movie to watch too!!

Got the charcoal Weber out

Cooking in the torchlight

The first fuel became available


Hercules arrives

No dishwasher!!!


Supermarkets got very empty





Bit gutted to miss this

Lost heaps of frozen food but gained a clean freezer

The heart is our house and I've circled the
worst hit areas in pink

The beaches around here all look like this now