Brisbane. Floods in Queensland

The sun is finally shining here again after many days of just rain, sometimes heavy rain. Bundaberg the town we spent a month at in November is now half under water. The Hervey river where the marina is we stayed at has flooded its banks and Our marine store on the river in town is now flooded and hundreds off houses are evacuated and many businesses ruined.

We had initially considered going up the river to the town to stay on pile moorings which are cheaper. But glad we didn't as there is much debris on the river now that could break your boat from it's moorings, if not damage your boat. Many of the roads in the area a closed do to parts of them being under water and bridges damaged. Some areas are having the worst rains and flooding ever recorded and some the worst in 20 years. Many roads in Queensland are closed as portions of them are under water and bridges damaged as well. Most of the bridges they take the guard rails off so the water can flow freely over top. Several small towns have been evacuated, and portions of many other areas evacuated.

The Brisbane river has also flooded its banks in Brisbane putting pedestrian paths and ferry stations under water. Where we are in Manly it is an ocean front marina in a boat basin so no worries about floods here, though we would not want a cyclone to hit a crowded marina like this one. Cyclones don't normally come done this far, that is why we are here, but sometimes the remnants of then do though very rarely.

With all the wet weather I got all my inside boat jobs done, now hopefully can started on the outside.
Added Jan 1/2011. Happy New Year everyone. The nice weather has gone and it is raining again, heavy gray overcast, looks just like Vancouver no November, just alot warmer.