Saturday, September 29, 2007

Weather Forecast

We have to set our clocks ahead an hour after the All Blacks' game tonight so sunset will be an hour later tomorrow. Daylight Savings - it's everywhere. The weather has been a bit whimsical lately. There was the full moon sailing across the heavens, turning a bright pink and dropping into the sea in the same spot where the sun had gone down the evening before. A few showers, a few rainbows.........then, bright sunshine. And just to keep us on our toes, the winds kicked up.

Earlier in the week Mount Ruapehu erupted, which, while unexpected, is not all that unusual.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7013587.stm

The volcano is up in the Lake Taupo area (about 200 miles away) where we were at the beginning of the month.

http://www.taupo.ws/

It is amazing how one small island nation can crowd such diverse terrain and weather patterns into such a small area.

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