We went to Hikurangi and turned off at Jordan Valley Road then drove back through Hukerenui. When the Rest Home went on Monday the water was lapping at the road.
This isn't a lake but the Hikurangi Swampland which is usually grazed.
A few miles further on and the cows are grazing happily on higher ground with the floods in the background.
We then came across these lovely rocks with moss? covering them.
There is still a lot of rain in the ten day forecast so I can't see it going down anytime soon. This is the swampland that drains over the falls I posted a few days ago.
More 'lichen' than moss methinks. A sign of very clean air.
ReplyDeleteYes, as I typed "moss" I thought it was wrong.
DeleteI hope this rain will stop soon, we have had very little, some frosts, some hail, and warmish in the middle of the day. Hope you are OK up there, Hugs, Jean.
ReplyDeleteI see the Met Office now say mainly showers over the next 10 days so hopefully things will improve for all the poor farmers.
DeleteIt seems that all over the world, when it rains, it pours.
ReplyDeleteI feel so sorry for the farmers and their stock. The floodwater has been there so long and no sign of it going.
DeleteLike Arleen says - you do seem to be getting rain like we had last winter. It's hot, hot, hot here. We tend to watch TV in the afternoon - too hot to work outside.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like a good reason to watch the Commonwealth Games!!!
DeleteHubby was amazed when he drove up to Hukerenui last Saturday to see the extent of the flooding - nothing like seeing it in person, he thought.
ReplyDeleteYes, it goes on an on covering a huge area. I was amazed at the size of it.
DeleteSounds just like us last winter - hard to think about now when we're in the middle of a heatwave.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful day today for our Parkinson's walk.
ReplyDeleteGosh, that's a lot of water, Susan. It looks like your winter is turning out to be as wet as the one we had.
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