[meteorite-list] Tsunami alert (Report)

[dean bessey]

Well, hundreds of people here in Auckland camped out on a hill waiting for the tsunami. A dozen or so people refused to heed the warning and graciously stayed on the beach so that we could all have good video. A cruise ship was moved from the pier and anchored off in the harbour and all ferries in the city was canceled. Hundreds of yachts was out in what is a stunning beautiful summer day today.
Unfortunately the tsunami was a bust and nobody on the beach got nominated for a darwin award. 
We got 2 or 3 minutes of heavy waves in an otherwise beautiful calm day with the water like glass.
See here the photo of the extent of the tsunami in Auckland. The calm was broken for a couple minutes and the waves never even went up the beach.
http://www.meteoriteshop.com/pictures/tsunami.jpg    
We did however have a really nice picnic in the park with my two kiddies. You can see the tsunami in the background in this photo behind my two kiddies who are sitting on a WW2 gun.
http://www.meteoriteshop.com/pictures/tsunami2.jpg
Cheers
DEAN