I did not expect to make any more posts here until we return from our holidays.

However, this is a brief update on Cyclone Alfred which, whilst not particularly strong, is inching ever closer to Brisbane and the equally densely populated Sunshine Coast to the north and Gold Coast to the south. There are over 4 million people in the region who are under threat of strong winds, torrential rain and storm surges over the next 24 hours or so.

Brisbane is my hometown and I have friends and family who are directly in the path of the cyclone/hurricane right now, including one of our daughters and our 2 teenage granddaughters.

Please take care.