Quake!!

Well its certainly been an exciting few weeks.

This morning at 4.30am we woke to a 7.1 magnitude earthquake that shook the house for several minutes. Pictures were rearranged on the walls, our computer desk fell over and glasses and ornaments fell of the shelves.

After taking stock we then rode through town on our bikes to see the huge fissures that had opened up. Lots of road junctions were covered in silty sand which had shook itself up through the cracks a process known as liquifaction- seriously cool

Unfortunately Albert took a beating. The chimney fell off and brickwork will need replacing at the corners where 2cm cracks have sheared straight through the summerhill stone cladding. Luckily we have not taken settlement yet so the responsibility for fixing the house lies with the Vendor.

Not even the adult entertainment stores were spared!