Woke up this morning to a tsunami advisory for the west coast of Vancouver Island due to the earthquake in Japan -- but nothing ever hit, as it turns out. Here's a screen grab of the webcam at Chesterman Beach near Tofino about the time authorities thought something might hit:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_1mizCXOZWRJNkGiu13gctpyBMM3vF5fcUYjlYk2z7eqY_8BxLa9I5oCIg1DQPeFi6BKC8O0LxjzGxnVs5gR5oDfsdx2x8dtEh05fCJJ_IGA4L6tJR6Mg0jxG6I3HccqTwIJhwjBtvl8h/s400/Chesterman.jpg)
It is a common misconception that Victoria could get hit by a tsunami, but it ain't so! According to the Provincial Emergency Preparedness Department, although we are on an earthquake fault, we'll never have to worry about a tsunami. There are two reasons for that .... one, if an earthquake epicenter is in the Salish Sea, there isn't enough time or distance to get up a threatening wave before our shores, and two, if it comes in from the Pacific, it'll hit Bellingham, Washington -- a tsunami can't 'turn corners', and as you can see, Victoria is nicely 'tucked in' away from the direct line out to the open Pacific ...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsG1MezZMw5ug6fbiIwnT42-EWmU0MUxmwbOSU8PEcwTlQ9wQtpwrXvxsNXarkj9ae_bwWb8EKSM9AtBV_rVw5g-zRAqyHuh_hzxJHJtkNIgNkHvxLZxl2vNoyCWo3aTicob08xAPfeAAC/s400/salishsea.jpg)
So.... as horrendous as things must be in Japan this morning, life goes on in my little corner of the world! I did see a lovely rainbow from Clover Point early yesterday morning...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiojHUVmhox7-LJg2WwahuPo1CV_diWiCOkeWS17bb4iLIvP5gA3k1R99Qx_10-uAM4w4zCpOqueO8zP5scJpGkToVJheyOERF7Mpac8FLz8P9X6bV6Gkks35YzBsldfUuDO0iIqH0Kix-3/s400/rainbow.jpg)
I had stopped briefly before heading out to Metchosin for my Thursday Fibre Friends group, which was lovely, as always. The first thing I saw when I walked in was this...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFy7f0x-McByc_zgY5vvNUTmF8zUDWD9VJ2jjQ0darEkI67VxT683IkjULCCDphaC99-iai-24s8ChhtJfSoYdj7mlD_kpug65VbQMd6Y6a168KqeRkZ30JAHzo_5a2bIWehTmjBeA-HLF/s400/silks.jpg)
A few members of the group had a little road trip to
Treenway Silks on Salt Spring Island last week, and this was some of the spoils!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4JZTfmanpejNP_mWewic8Bh_3qNAqp3RdM7LFtECUV1BGeRlj_GWP_AJEC7vyLplwwAMMFxMQJ4vLHj151FrDC3nsa_swF9fhRBIrWBP1IPOtr0yWcgabweByttHGfVnr_o3LTqHMZQl/s400/spinning.jpg)
The spinning imposter (that would be me) finished the 'Fred Socks' I've been test knitting, and Laurie graciously offered to model them for me!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyGLB7_GJMygpNu5mwyGLUD5b6LIVhKy-ZopvT8U2x_KBas8PUdVa2HB4HyvJuE_NL91cum8acHuG3pVGSV3eJhMGgHeTEF2WhnVexlDdLNi4Zh_pQQfTRhOp1ZQKCf7mtI4sVfERMrTOq/s400/bluesocks1.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-XrnInvrV6WxX3Ickn6w-3t55KbvWLV0v_3Vx01dVS3UQX1g4Hp6dKCtbqs5-XRSQXk0kY1RqTPCNb2syeVf5sZAS7MQwmpeg8lK23ckend4ZUSig2Y-Jq1z-chLY4hdfQzkjBVobbF7O/s400/bluesocks2.jpg)
I got back in town in time to meet the train with my sister Julie on it -- she has spent the night en route to Seattle this morning (where she's overnighting before heading to Houston, Texas tomorrow to visit her son Jordon)!
Knit'n'Cafe today. :-)
2 comments:
Glad you are tucked away safely. When they put out the alert you were on my mind. Now I'm finally back home, and can read the good news. :-)
I like the socks!
Post a Comment