One of the many neat things about our house in Beira is that we can actually see the ocean from our front porch! All that separates us from the vast Indian Ocean is about 100 yards and a four-foot wall. Well...that was yesterday. This morning we woke up to find the ocean lapping just a little too close for comfort after tearing away a large portion of that wall!
This is the view from our front porch. The ocean is just on the other side of those cars in the background.
Here is where the wall used to be.
So we are definitely feeling a little too close to the mighty ocean for comfort. Not to mention rainy season (i.e. storm season) is just starting!
This is the view from where the wall SHOULD be...looking back at our appartment (the mustard-colored building behind the trees). Yes, we are definitely feeling like we are living life a little "on the edge."
Oh, and did I mention that we came about 10 feet from being crushed by a tree this afternoon? As the ocean wears away at the sand, the trees along the road are also falling. Today when we set out to walk along the beach, this tree you see in the background cracked and began falling just as we were in the middle of crossing the street right in front of it! Thankfully it was caught on some trees in front and so it didn't actually make it on top of us or the street.
This is the view from our front porch. The ocean is just on the other side of those cars in the background.
Here is where the wall used to be.
So we are definitely feeling a little too close to the mighty ocean for comfort. Not to mention rainy season (i.e. storm season) is just starting!
This is the view from where the wall SHOULD be...looking back at our appartment (the mustard-colored building behind the trees). Yes, we are definitely feeling like we are living life a little "on the edge."
Oh, and did I mention that we came about 10 feet from being crushed by a tree this afternoon? As the ocean wears away at the sand, the trees along the road are also falling. Today when we set out to walk along the beach, this tree you see in the background cracked and began falling just as we were in the middle of crossing the street right in front of it! Thankfully it was caught on some trees in front and so it didn't actually make it on top of us or the street.
3 comments:
Oh the stories you have to tell!!! Keep us posted- you've got us working over time in keeping you covered w/ prayer :)
Wow. We didn't realize you were that close to the beach. Are they going to rebuild the wall?
I can't believe it! But then again it's been five years since the 2002 floods......
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