Just checking in.

I hope i'm not tempting fate by posting this because as you all know folks "it aint over till the fat lady sings", BUT by some stroke of good fortune during the night Cyclone Ingrid decided to track in a north westerly direction, instead of heading south. So, what does this mean? Well for me, it means still sufffering strong winds, high humiditity, and hot days until it crosses the coast. It also means that the threat to me here has gone...yaaaay :) UNLESS it decides to reform after it crosses. This is a rare thing but it has happened in the past.
The best thing is that it now looks as though she'll hit in a place where its not too populated. I'm sure most of you have heard of the Daintree, famous for its river,rainforest and crocodiles, well it should cop a battering with rain and wind as will all the coastline above...severely. At least with cyclones we do get time to prepare for evacuation. Majority of islands and populated areas where Ingrid will hit will have sought a safe place.
I had my evacuation plan ready, in case the worst was to occur. Heh, my neighbors used to ask me why i never bought a beach front property,preferring to buy one street back. Well, if this cyclone had hit near me, let me tell you, my house would have been beachfront property!!! And, I wouldn't have been charged double the price as they all were when they bought their homes!!
I have lived here 15 years, gone through numerous cyclone threats....never category 5 though, and lived through 3 category 2 and 3 cyclones. My house survived very well, no water damage, just pool full of trees..branches etc. The gardens and yard an absolute mess and loss of power for 5 days. Minor compared to what could have been.
So i thank you all for your well wishes, they are all so appreciated and shall keep you posted. If you care to look over to the right sidebar and scroll down to My Photos, you'll be able to check out a couple of maps i posted :)