General Chat

When your daughter is in South Island New Zealand.

"I don't know how fast news travels, but we have had an earthquake. We are all fine, but have evacuated out of the hotel for a while in case of aftershocks "

Well at least I didn't have to see it on TV first!!
:-(

I hope everyone is safe.

Hope all is well for your daughter.

I didn't know your daughter is there Ann.

I'm glad she is safe <3

Yes, she says her party is all safe (she is with Saga, fifteen of them on a 3-4 week trip) It was the middle of the night when she sent the email and I haven't heard any more.

It's their night so hopefully sleeping. She's let you know she's safe and I'm sure she'll contact you soon. Not a good time to be holidaying there.

Let us know how she is when she contacts you. Not an easy time for you but we're here.

:-) <3

Hope all is Ok Ann.

(I'm going next November)

She is at Haymer Springs North of Christchurch so pretty close. And near the coast as well. So hope they are safe from the Tsunami.

Just 'spoken' on FB to her youngest son and he says he has just been talking to her as has his brother apparently. She is ok but rattled (their words). She is well able to cope with things, (she is 55 this week), but we Mums do worry.

You never stop being a worried Mum. Glad you've heard from her.

Good that you've heard Ann.

Grandson's wife last hear midday our time, she was on a bus then so think they may have bussed them out somewhere. (that would be about 1am their time).

Good news :-D

Worrying time for you Ann but glad that you have heard news from her

If you want to know more about earthquakes in NZ take a look at this website:

http://www.geonet.org.nz/quakes/all

The page http://www.geonet.org.nz/quakes/statistics says they recorded 21,763 quakes last year!!!!

(I have family living just outside nelson in South Island)

Simon

PS this is a good one for Lightning strikes:
http://en.blitzortung.org/live_lightning_maps.php

Glad she's OK, it certainly is a worry when they are so far away.

xx

Glad that you know she is safe, Ann

strange to say ..................


but New Zealanders are well used to earthquakes, as are all those who live on the Ring of Fire around the Pacific, including us.

We all know the precautions that we SHOULD be taking, even if we don't always have that earthquake kit fully stocked.

and yes, tourists are usually got out of the area as fast as possible, so they don't "clog up the works" :-D

Ann
I heard about the quake on the news tonight. Pleased to hear your daughter is safe.
<3

They are still at the same hotel albeit in a single storey villa but it has no electricity , her phone is almost out of battery so she is unable to contact all of us. She has contacted one person and they have passed on the message that they are safe but we won't hear until she can charge the battery. So now it is a waiting game, I think they were due to move on but Perse has said many roads are shut so that must affect their plans.

Ann Hope your Daughter is alright .Mums never stop to worry .its who we are Take Care Barbra <3