Yikes! I don't think I'd have walked that close to the edge... even if
the earth behind me wasn't severely cracked.
Chuck Norcutt
On 6/21/2011 7:26 AM, Brian Swale wrote:
>
> Video; an ex-class-mate of my daughter posted this video on Utube. On the
> east of Sumner where I used to live, is a long high hill called Scarborough,
> and the seaward end is called "Whitewash Head" due to the guano from
> nesting cormorants. The hill / cliff is about 600 ft / 2-- metres high and
> near
> vertical. A road goes up beside its edge to exclusive houses, and near the
> top continues as a foot track for sightseers. Or did.
>
> Erin, the photographer, came in from the side to near the top of the road,
> and tried to walk up the foot-track (which includes wooden steps).
> The is not long after the 6.8 magnitude quake they had last Monday
>
> Runs slightly less than 3 minutes
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cixx_Td4YtM&feature=youtu.be
>
> There was another big shock 30 minutes ago according to FB friends ...
> poor buggers.
>
> Cheers
>
> Brian Swale.
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