We packed the catering truck with five hundred meals from two city hotels, and headed north out the Hume Highway into the country. It was almost nine o’clock. Darkness fell as we left the city lights and drove into the unknown. For a day and a half we had watched as fires tore through Victoria. … Continue reading the fireground
australian life
heatwave of the century…
... and I missed it all. Somehow I managed to leave Melbourne before it got above 25C, and landed again about an hour after the cool change. I say cool change: it went from 44.4C at 4.30pm, to 32.2C at 6.30pm. Not exactly cool, but welcome relief. Putting this into context, about 27 people died … Continue reading heatwave of the century…
extreme weather
Melbourne is battling with temperatures over 40C all this week. If the forecast turns out as predicted, it will be the hottest week the city has seen in 101 years. It reached 43C in the past hour, and tomorrow they expect to see 44C in and around the city. I have drunk cups of coffee colder … Continue reading extreme weather
newly minted aussies
Yesterday Orlando and I stepped up and became new Australian citizens. It was an easy decision for me, because I want to be able to vote, but Orlando did a lot more soul-searching before deciding to go for it too. In the end we got invited to a ceremony on Australia Day, in a local … Continue reading newly minted aussies
Máiréad Doyle 