I thought I escaped Cyclone Lusi when I left Auckland in horizontal rain. Well it caught up with me. The severe weather warning did not. Now I am stuck for hours in a building that normally has a panoramic view on Wellington. All I see now is a Wall of Grey. There is glass all around me: Torrential rains pummel it, severe winds push it.

In the morning everything looked fine.

People enjoyed the Cafes …

… the Arts …

… and the sun.

Then the sky turned grey …

… with an occasional downpour.

I did not heed the signs. It is night now, and I still have a great view on the storm while I write these words.