Sunday, August 14, 2011

Snowy Day In Wellington

I guess I spoke too soon about the winter giving us rain.  A freak storm swept New Zealand and has left much of the South Island under snow.  While we don't see much here in downtown, the higher elevation parts of Wellington also got enough snow to stick and cause road issues.  Here is part of a news story about it:

MORE SNOW FOR WELLINGTON
More snow is on the way for Wellington after experiencing its heaviest snowstorm in decades, leaving motorists trapped and cutting power.
The weather conditions also affected trains with buses being called in to replace some services.
The weather's cleared for now but more snow is forecast today and tomorrow.
Forecasters say we can expect another 20 to 35 centimetres of snow above 300 metres through until midnight tonight in the region, with lesser amounts to lower levels.

We brought Cincinnati winter weather with us to New Zealand! Here is a little video from the hotel:


On the good news side, we found an apartment and bought a car.  More on that with pictures coming soon! 

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3 comments:

  1. Linda AllenAugust 15, 2011 at 6:21 AM

    So you have a flat and a car...do you have a coat??? I saw what you packed and it didn't look like you had room for a coat!

    Do I sound like a mom?
    Love,
    Mom

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  2. AnonymousAugust 15, 2011 at 4:29 PM

    You did bring the white death with you! It seems in some of those pictures that people love it! Glad to see you guys are doing great! Miss you much!

    Love,
    Christina

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  3. AnonymousAugust 16, 2011 at 8:54 PM

    If it's snowing in August what will the later months bring? Thanks for the pictures! And the video clip by Elliot was great! Lol. Love you guys!!

    Sister in law, Rachelle!!

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