flooding!

Some photos of the flood in Cairns, around my suburb of Machans Beach - the top ones are of the grounds of the sports club - sports don't usually include boating, either in a traditional dinghy or a fridge! The 'road closed' is the access lane at the back of our house - it normally is closed (but the local kids usually ignore the no motorcycles sign). The girls are playing on the school oval, and the car and trailer are further down my street, closer to the Barron River.

Our access road is still closed as of lunchtime Thursday but the rain has stopped and the river levels are falling. Still no milk or bread at the local shop but things could have been a lot worse! and should be back to normal tomorrow.