This day was a walk in the park. Like an actual one and one of my first nature walks after arriving and working in Sydney’s CBD. I can’t tell you how many times I flinched at hanging branches that resembled snakes or jumped at the sound of rustling leaves. But one deadly aspect of Australian life did occur. Bushfires.
Now I am petty sure this was a planned burning to prevent actual wildfires. I doubt the firefighters around us would have let us stay here if not, and the sign highlighting the risk of fires was ‘only’ at ‘high’.
Phew, I guess.
Here is the moment one of the helicopters picked up water to take to the fire, it was pretty damn impressive to see in person and shows that despite nature being incredibly powerful, we have came a long way and can fight back at times.
I was talking to an American couple that were living in Sydney at the time, as you can hear from the accents. It probably would have been better if I wasn’t chatting over the footage (who likes their own voice on video anyways?) but that’s something I cannot help.
More of this experience in this post and plenty more pictures too.
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Sam
You can’t beat a good old Geordie accent 😉 great photographs and video
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Haha, I am lucky most people like my accent! Thanks for the lovely comments 🙂
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Very nice 🙂
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Thanks Julpha!
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You’re welcome Sam!
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I found this article very interesting, and somehow related to your post 🙂
https://clintonpower.com.au/2013/01/australian-bush-fire-crisis-relationships/
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Very interesting, I can imagine how much such a disaster brings people together, as we see so often in such circumstances.
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The release of chemical substances during these events bring people together, and teach how impressive is the power of affectional bonds.
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Great post 🙂
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Thank you! I appreciate it 🙂
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haha nice! Great post!
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Thanks!
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Unfortunately, watching aircraft fight fires is the norm here. I think that water ”bucket” or one form of it was developed right here in my province.
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Yep 😦 and that is cool to know! You must need them in the summer…
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Interesting sight to come across! Thanks for sharing.
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It really is! Was awesome to see in person (as it was planned I feel I can describe it that way haha). Very interesting sight. Thanks for commenting 🙂
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That’s not a very reassuring fire chart, is it, with only one setting that you’d really want and all the rest awful! 😱
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It really isn’t! But it just goes to show how devastating they can be. I wouldn’t want to be around when one is spreading that’s for sure.
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Wow, thank goodness you were “only” at High. I seriously laughed out loud when I read “Catastrophic!” Haha it’s just so crazy it’s funny to me. In all seriousness though, that sounds dangerous.
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I wouldn’t want to imagine what it is like at that point, nor who is responsible for changing the sign!!
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