I think I can safely say it rained all night and all day although it has quite possibly stopped now. How much? Around 180 mm. I will get an update from Andrew tomorrow on the official farm rain gauge. Accordingly we didn't do much today. We did pack up the kitchen on the camper so that is all tidied away for when the canvas dries out. I did put an extra couple of guy ropes on but the winds weren't too bad. There are some patches on the canvas that need reproofing so I have decided to do all the surfaces apart from the ones I have redone around the sleeping area. It has had a fair battering rain wise this time out so must be due for some preventative maintenance. I will attend to that in due course after I have purchased more proofing agent although I have 2.5 litres left.
We went for a walk in the rain this afternoon around the part of the far we could get to. The other part is cut off by the creek. At the outlet of the big dam i spotted a fish splashing out of the water as it could not get pass the barrier stopping it from escaping downstream so we know there is at least one silver perch left! I pulled away the debris clogging the screen.
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| The little dam we can see from our cabin |
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| ditto above |
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| The big dam |
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| Pulling debris from the discharge screen |
Small normally dry creek bed
Other than that not a great deal to report. Susan cooked a turkey for tea tonight. From memory the second one we have had here. Tomorrow we will be here by ourselves so hopefully nothing will go wrong!
At least the rain has moved on and we have fared far better than our neighbours north of the border.
night folks
Simon
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