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Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Has the Earth Moved for you Dear?

At 0559 this morning my radio alarm went off.
At 0600 this morning the six o'clock news started.
A good start to the day - so far.
At 0601 the earth moved - again!
Not a huge aftershock. Mag 4.1 - enough to really get your attention and put the power off in many of the eastern suburbs.
It was Wednesday morning - weekly walk with the boys! Six of us today plus three dogs. We were scheduled to walk up onto the Summit road and survey the damage from the 22 February quake - and see if any more rocks had come down on to the road. And so we did, arriving there at 1010. Before 'morning tea' (we are civilised!!) we were naughty enough to jump the barrier in order to get a decent photo. 100 metres further on I captured this image before we retreated to the barrier and a safe spot to discuss the issues of the day and a brew. I think it's going to be a long time before the Summit Road is open to the public again.
Later in the day, out of curiosity (a daily curiosity for all Cantabrians!!), I looked up the 'Quake Live' website to discover that indeed the earth did move again - at 1014 (mag 3.3), centred just down in the valley below where we were. Mmmm..... those barriers are there for a reason. Naughty boys!!

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