Sudden Nor’wester storm almost blew off the roof of the shed above the office [11th floor] yesterday. Short video
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This is the local month of Baishak and we have these quick and violent Nor-westers [called KalBaishaki in Bangla]. They start up without a warning, strong winds reaching a hundred Kmph easily, bending the palm trees like they will snap in two, rain that comes in almost horizontally, thunder and lightning, the works! And suddenly, [...]
A dramatic storm last evening, mighty downpour with lightning so close and bright. Massive bolts. Thunderous crackling. By the time I got the “Roganjosh” gravy ready and put the meat and gravy back on a slow fire to simmer, the storm was abating already. Did manage to catch a few lightning strikes close to the construction [...]
Looked like it was going to be yet another lovely sunset, so I grabbed the camera and went off to the roof-top to find that the rain was starting to come down in earnest – a mighty downpour. The rain was just starting to blow inward towards me so a few nice frames and I [...]
From here to Paradise and back
Posted in Dee, island, Sea, storm, Thailand, Travel, Victoria on Sep 27th, 2009
Dhaka – Bangkok by air, Bangkok – Phuket by air, Phuket to Kura Buri via Khao Lak / Phang Na / Takua Pa by car, then from Kuraburi pier to Ko Phra Thong island [9° 7'20.38" N, 98°15'3.47" E] by long-tailed boat, from the island pier to Golden Buddha Beach by pickup truck across the [...]
Sudden storm sweeping across Dhaka this evening. Low across the horizon. Loved the light and the wind, but not the prospect of having to deal with yet another downpour! The wind was quite high and Mannat had fun trying to fly using an umbrella that kept flipping open…