April 12, 2014. Sydney, Australia. Cyclone Ita.

A cyclone has hit the coast of Australia. It has been interesting to watch the TV coverage of the storm, not the least being the direction of the winds within the storm. In the southern hemisphere, the winds are opposite to us in the north. Australia is so big that the storm is up the coast from us, but we will soon see lots of rain. Cookstown is on the north east coast and took the direct hit. The town has small but looked very cute…before the storm hit. Tomorrow we leave Australia. We board yet another cruise ship, this one bound for Vancouver. It will be a slow journey, taking 28 days but we will enjoy our last bit of elegance. The real work is beckoning!!