One of the interesting things about living in the rolling grasslands of Australia is that you have to have fire plans in place in the summer. The heat can get extreme and one careless act or a lightning strike can cause great damage. When we were there this year, the extreme heat had not yet hit the area we were staying, but my daughter and her partner had set up their fire plans for and had everything packed for a quick getaway if needed (it was not).
So we do made sure that our valuables were ready to go. It is interesting trying to decide what valuables you want to take if you only have a short time to leave. It was important to plan because what you leave behind may be destroyed forever. What are important, items which bring back memories like, pictures, souvenirs,important papers (passport, birth certificates, wills, mortgage documents, etc) or material things like clothes, TV’s etc.
After we had taken the time to set up everything by the door, we were able to relax and went off to the lake. Lake Eldon is a beautiful and big lake and we did not have far to go to set up on the beach
It was interesting to me that when we set up we were the only ones at our location. We were close to the road and within about two hours, other people from my daughters’ area came and settled in with us.
We enjoyed a wonderful afternoon swimming, and enjoying the heat of the day while meeting a number of my daughter’s friends and their children. The next day the fire warning had dropped and the extreme heat had move on, so d we could relax and enjoy the summer sun without the extreme heat.
So we do made sure that our valuables were ready to go. It is interesting trying to decide what valuables you want to take if you only have a short time to leave. It was important to plan because what you leave behind may be destroyed forever. What are important, items which bring back memories like, pictures, souvenirs,important papers (passport, birth certificates, wills, mortgage documents, etc) or material things like clothes, TV’s etc.
It was interesting to me that when we set up we were the only ones at our location. We were close to the road and within about two hours, other people from my daughters’ area came and settled in with us.
We enjoyed a wonderful afternoon swimming, and enjoying the heat of the day while meeting a number of my daughter’s friends and their children. The next day the fire warning had dropped and the extreme heat had move on, so d we could relax and enjoy the summer sun without the extreme heat.
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