And didn't stop for two days and two nights, and we'd had nearly half a metre!! We only got some water through the woodshed, and had to empty the sail over the back door a few times and a bucket or two in the back porch, but others around the district got lots of mud sliding through their property and their homes. Haile Lane became Haile River :
Hard to tell which is the creek in front of our old bach, and the road!! There actually isn't a usable road anymore, so remains to be seen if we can get there over christmas to clean up for BookABach visitors or not!
As you can see it was very lucky the bach is on a rise above all this... and the waters just slurped at the base of the bank. Dad reckons he should have built the jetty now, it would have worked! The water treatment station has been damaged beyond repair, so who knows when there will be water or sewerage sorted out in the district.
Jenny & Geoff across the road weren't quite so lucky - their car and artworks were in the garage ready for all the holiday visitors, and today the son broke a window to get into the garage which is chest deep in mud... The house down on the beginning of Pohara Valley Road across from the beach front also has a bit of a leak going on, like the tide washed across the road.
Pohara Valley Road is looking a little different, and so is the bend on the way back into Takaka!
We need a week or six of sunshine now.... I haven't quite caught up with convention washing and ironing yet.
Hopefully the kids won't mind if we have to stay home over christmas, or just have a couple of clean up trips if we can get access.
Hear the rain has moved to Taranaki and Auckland. Hopefully your soil can take a bit more than ours could. Rocks Road is still closed, and there is mountains of mud cascaded down from the Tahuna Hills. On Thursday morning after Dave, Stacey & Isaac left for Auckland, I think they got to Auckland quicker than I got home... the roads were jammed and nothing moved for hours.
I cannot believe the water - it's madness! The mess of the roads - insane. Hope the bach can still be let out - or perhaps you'll need to hire a port a loo?!
ReplyDeleteAhhh..! Don't mean this to sounds as bad as it will, but am not coming home to do cleaning up so OTHERS can use the bach...
ReplyDeleteAm ready for a break. have had it with mess and clean ups.
MARK EVAN FLOWERDAY - you can help out! We're VERY lucky to have a bach and we can never take that for granted. You can help out and be thankful as you do it!!!!!!!! Brat.
ReplyDeleteMark, I'll try to have your breakfast to you in bed before Dad and I go over to do the clean up. We'll try to be back for tea but may have to leave you lunch to warm up, and I'll do the washing before I go and ironing after I get home too. Don't stress yourself so much. By your mess and clean ups are you referring to your recent visitors? I did offer to help before we left.
ReplyDeleteWow what a mess, I'll be happy to help. Mark you're a spolt brat.
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