Once in a century

Rain brings flood chaos to Sydney and Australia
"Parts of eastern Australia have been declared a natural disaster zone after a “once in a century” flood stranded thousands of people in regional towns, and heavy rain also forced the closure of Sydney’s most popular beaches...."
"...This type of flood will only get to that level once in a 100 years,” Mr Kear told The Times. “In saying that, the previous one was just over a decade ago....”

So in addition to hitting the airline strike and the power outtage, we've apparently encountered the worst rainstorms to hit in over a century. Since we left Sydney its been non stop rain, so we've had to abort any surfing/sightseeing along the New South Wales (NSW) coast. At present time, Jason and I are buying some time before our bedtime where we will be sleeping in our rental car because we are too cheap to pay for a motel :) I can't seem to get over how expensive this continent is, luckily we'll be heading back into third world territory in about 1 week.