Today my wife Robyn and I, were in Brisbane looking at the flooding of the Brisbane river. The beautiful beach would soon be under water. The power to our building was going to be cut and we would lose hot water. We were told by our super that we may lose water altogether. My friends from the hand surgery fellowship offered their homes to us to stay in, but we knew it would be too cramped.
Reviewing all our options, we decided it would be best to head to Fiji for a few days while everything calmed down. Once we secured the tickets and hotel, we went for another walk to survey the damage. It looks that all of South Bank in Brisbane would be destroyed. Robyn noted that when we get back, she would like to volunteer to help restore the area. We dropped all our food off to my friends, because it would all spoil in the fridge.
After a quick visit to them, we drove to the airport 7 hours early. This was so we could get to the airport at all. At that time, there was only one road open and it was in the process of flooding as we drove past it. We sat in the airport, bought a few books, had dinner, checked in and are now waiting for our flight.
During my next entry, I will give a bit more background of how we ended up in Australia and about our stay in Fiji.
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