Japan Tsunami- Emily Grace is Safe

We were just finishing up our math lesson 2 hours ago when the captain noticed swirling brown water around the boat. Several of the boats were swinging randomly on their anchors here in Kawau Island and I even had the crew come out and look around at what I thought may have been the (a strong) changing of the tide.

It wasn't until that I took the dingy over to the local yacht club for gas and some milk that I learned of the devastating earthquake in Japan and the resultant tsunami sweeping over the Pacific. Other than the swirling brown water, that has now stopped, we saw little impact and are all fine and safe.

Our hearts go out to those in Japan, but we shudder to think about the small islands in the Pacific that were a mere two meters (6 feet) high. The tsunami wave surely must have swept completely over those islands affecting the people we met and have touched our lives. Our prayers are with them. I read that this quake was 1000 times more powerful than the quake that hit Christ Church in the south island 2 weeks ago and had caused so many deaths there.

Hugs to all,

Tom
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