We awoke during the night to the sound of roaring thunder and lightening the likes of which we have never seen before. Apparently it went on for about 4 hours. We heard the microwave ping so knew the power had gone off. By morning it had stopped raining but the power was not back on. We were one of the more fortunate as we had gas and a full tank of water allowing us to still shower. The campground was reliant on the power to pump their water so there was none until the power came back on about mid morning. Weather wise the day improved as it progressed and we spent an interesting 3 hours looking through the Sherbrooke Village. The town has been completely restored taking it back to about 1844. All the buildings are exactly as they were back then and have not been reconstructed or moved to the site. Unlike Avonlea (the Anne of Green Gables Village) it is not commercialised and touristy. We tried to get a camp site for the night at Murphy's Cove but found that the campground was full so moved on to Upper Lakeville where we got the last site in a nice camp on the edge of a river used for recreational activities. We later learnt that it was a holiday week-end which was the reason the campgrounds were full.
Keith: 38 years as a salesman, 25 years owner of medium sized business importing and distributing stapling and nailing equipment and fasteners.
Currently run a small business in property and business management with a division in website development and hosting.
Partner with Rotary in Meru Women's Dairy Farming project in Arusha Tanzania
Partner with World Vision New Zealand in 41 projects - 39 water development projects in Africa, India, Afghanistan and Pacific Islands, 1 village clothing manufacturing and 1 bookbinding project in Bangleish.
Rotarian in Rotary Club of Riccarton for 27 years
Amateur radio operator for 36 years current call sign ZL3QH.
Have been keen gardener over many years.
Walk, hike or tramp 30km per week.
Overseas travel - visited some 41 countries.
Margaret: 19 years teaching preschoolers, keen traveller and a great gardener
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We awoke during the night to the sound of roaring thunder and lightening the likes of which we have never seen before. Apparently it went on for about 4 hours. We heard the microwave ping so knew the power had gone off. By morning it had stopped raining but the power was not back on. We were one of the more fortunate as we had gas and a full tank of water allowing us to still shower. The campground was reliant on the power to pump their water so there was none until the power came back on about mid morning. Weather wise the day improved as it progressed and we spent an interesting 3 hours looking through the Sherbrooke Village. The town has been completely restored taking it back to about 1844. All the buildings are exactly as they were back then and have not been reconstructed or moved to the site. Unlike Avonlea (the Anne of Green Gables Village) it is not commercialised and touristy. We tried to get a camp site for the night at Murphy's Cove but found that the campground was full so moved on to Upper Lakeville where we got the last site in a nice camp on the edge of a river used for recreational activities. We later learnt that it was a holiday week-end which was the reason the campgrounds were full.
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