Its raining its pouring......

The rain continued today, by 2pm we had had 200mm of rain since 9am. Water lay everywhere and many streets were flooded to the point of bringing the traffic to a stand still. A large number of homes were evacuated on the south coast although HMAS Cresswell was not disturbed. We lost power for a very short time but life and work went on anyway. The rain pelted down in deafening torrents and several times I stopped to make sure that we had not sprung a leak. At the end of the day J and I decided to call by Falls Creek to see what difference the torrential rains had made there. Now Falls Creek often has a trickle of water running down but certainly not much more than that. It sits half way between home at Callala and Jervis Bay Road. The rain water from local falls runs to this point then into a creek and eventually out to sea. However, with this exceptional water fall today the water came from all directions to Falls Creek creating a swirling magnivicent natural water course. One could not hear yourself thinking with the noise but it was wonderful to watch. The flash flooding swept through the national park at such a rate the by the time the water hit Falls Creek it was deafening. I shot a few photos and J and I had a short walk around before we decided to head home. I am in awe of mother nature's strength at her most daunting and amazed that at the same time there can be such beauty becausef it.