Heatwave


It was the longest heatwave ever in any capital city in Australia. For 16 days in a row Adelaide suffered temperatures from 35° to 40° C. The streets were like a sauna, the walls in the houses started sweating, and the air-cons worked around the clock. South Australia has not had any proper rain since December, so the state is on high alert for bush fires in the hills areas. Funny enough that’s when you see most umbrellas around town: used for sun protection!

So what do you do to survive? If your name is Mikaela, you actually enjoy it and wished it could last a bit longer. However, most people stay inside, do nothing, and get a little grumpier every day. They just wait it out, and pray for some relief. Finally it arrived, with a forecast of around 25°C for next week. Still sunny and dry, but I bet Mikaela will dig up her winter coat soon ;-)

Comments

Anonymous said…
Een groter verschil met NL is niet denkbaar! Met een beetje mazzel hebben we een witte Pasen... Ik zou wel willen ruilen in ieder geval ;-)

Geniet ervan!

Paul
March 20, 2008 at 9:44 PM
Anonymous said…
Like I care;-P hihihi we get a white easter... how grazy can it get....
Please can we swop places????

pretty please;-)

have fun guys..

Love Paulus
March 20, 2008 at 11:33 PM
Anonymous said…
Geweldige foto !! en tof om te horen dat Mikaela zo in haar sas is. Ik lees net op internet dat er regen is in Australie op de graan velden waar ze hard regen nodig hebben !! maar waarschijnlijk geen regen bij jullie(aussie is beetje groot he). heb ff gechecht zullen zitten nog de 20 graden, iets te fris voor Mikaela? Hoe gaat het met je baan Mikaela? groetjes Bianca
April 3, 2008 at 6:26 PM
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