Jul. 28th, 2008

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2 days ago a hurricane believed to be the worst in 30 years had hit New Zealand and especially our Waikato valley. Wind gusts up to 170km/h. Terrible. About 10% of households on the island had lost power supplies. Most ppl rely on it for heating and hot water, so it's definitely not a pleasant experience in the midst of winter.

Just before hurricane, I've made a photo of an orange tree in our neighbors (nice Maory family) garden.
. Besides taking this photo, other preparations included opening window heading west and preparing to gather in the center of our home as instructed.
Look at what happened to this poor tree when the hurricane was over:
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