Storm-a-Geddon

What a week. Not only a cyclone up in the Cape, but also one now coming down towards Brisbane. And while it won’t be a cyclone by the time it gets here, there’s plenty of rain on the way for the next couple of days. Might be time to break out the wind trainer I think!

Queenslanders (that’s me!) are being warned to stock up on supplies as latest weather warnings show Tropical Cyclone Marcia is set to make landfall within 24 hours. Warnings issued by our Bureau of Meteorology said the cyclone was expected to strengthen as it headed toward the coast and was expected to hit as a category two system. That’s fairly breezy, but nothing compared to what I’ve been through previously when I lived up north. Still, it seems to have plenty of people here at work “edgy”.

According to our local online news Brisbanetimes.com.au, “Forecasters predict as much as 100mm of rain will fall in coastal areas from Gladstone to the New South Wales border on Thursday before the skies open up to dump 200-400mm on Friday. Up to 500mm is possible in isolated areas. Preparations began in earnest on Wednesday as the State Disaster Coordination Centre at Kedron opened and the State Disaster Coordination Group met to discuss its approach. SES volunteers at Brisbane's Newmarket depot handed out more than 6500 sandbags with similar numbers at the city's other four depots".

Thought about riding this morning but the roads were slick, and the trails muddy. So rather than wreck bikes I decided to just go for a 4k walk in the rain instead.

I’ve been thinking about a possible move to Melbourne. Everlasting Mt Donna Buang could be a realistic goal depending on how things progress. I applied for a very good role, similar to what I’m doing now at a uni down in Melbourne, and where the staff know me well. It’d be a good role to get, and a permanent one. It would mean though I’d be a Fly In Fly out husband. It’d be tough on my boy, but sometimes you’ve just got to do what you have to do to make ends meet I guess. Still, the riding down that way looks awesome and I’m finding I’m getting impatient to know the outcomes of my job applications. The Melbourne role only closed last night so I’ll be waiting impatiently for awhile yet I think!

But Everlasting is still a goal to be ticked off. I desperately want a “grey stripe” and I’m willing to endure the suffering to make it happen. Hopefully the next few weeks will determine whether it’ll happen in Queensland or in Melbourne! Either way, having a job sorted will then allow me to start training in earnest again, and dispel all the stress in my life at present.