Today is Labor Day. Monday, October 6. Michele and I went for a good walk from Neil and Marg's house to the beach, climbing over rocks and up steep sand trails to Yamba Back Beach where we watched surfers and a happy dog chasing a tennis ball.
Ross and Michele had to catch a plane back to Tuncurry at 4:00 so Ross drove us and them through back roads on a tour of the area that includes understanding how the Clarence River floods from time-to-time. Floods turn the region into a giant plane of water. There have been seven floods in the past ten years.
Neil showed us more of the area showing us how extensive the flooding is when it happens. All cattle must be moved to higher ground. Tre are so many rivera that feed into this area that major deaster can not be divertted. There have been flood in 2009, 2011 and 2013. Towns has levies, but still the flooding causes problems. As Neil drove us around the region, we becames aware of the severety of the problems that this flooding can cause.
As we have driven north area that may flood are marked along the highway. At Park of the Sierras we have been experiencing severe drought. And Australia has also had drough. But such flooding is hard to imagine.
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