A developer/builder I am with is waiting to finish building a project where he has the bases for some type of housing floating in the water
They are a type of house-boat, fixed with the land, that is able to go up-and-down with the tides
He has the floating base and attachment complete, but Is waiting for all the rains to stop so that he can build the rest of the houses and project
A massive wave comes in and lifts us out of the water on one of the floating bases
The wave keeps going and getting bigger and bigger
"It's a tsunami" I say
The surge is massive, more than 40 metres high. The water wipes out most of Hawaii
I immediately go to call my Dad in Darwin, Australia, to warm him that the tsunami is coming
None of the phones work because all the cell towers have been knocked out
I ask someone I'm with to borrow their satellite phone
I call my Dad on the landline phone number at our Kailis St house and warn him
"Get in your car and don't stop driving until you pass Katherine" I tell him. "Leave everything, just grab the dogs and go"
He tries to tell me that he'll be OK, that the tsunami waves won't be that bad in Darwin
"The waves are over 40 metres high!" I tell him "get the dogs and go"
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