Week 1 - Surfers Paradise

At midnight on the eve of the Year of the Rabbit, a bit more than a thousand kilometres north of our holiday spot in Surfers Paradise, Cyclone Yasi hit the Queensland coast with ferocity.  The following morning we woke to clear blue skies and the news of the devastation of many towns, the only sign for us was the rough seas and coastal warnings at the beach.  Surfers Paradise continues to grow and skyscrapers along the coast are in abundance.  It will be interesting to compare this photo of Soul and the Hilton in a year, and see what is next in line for development.  It is also a question about whether these buildings would be able to withstand the impact of a cyclone themselves.

I wish you all the best for a Happy New Chinese Year - The year of the rabbit.  Zhu ni xinnian kuaile!!