A mass of sea creatures rained down on the Chinese city of Qingdao during a storm last week. Mysterious Universe reports: "The phenomenon of "fish rain" or "animal rain" is a rare, but very real, weather phenomenon which has been documented for centuries. Reports of thousands of falling fish, frogs,
Sideswipe: June 20: Fishy business in China

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"In the early 50s, our family were living in Tonga and, as a 12-year-old, I was sent back to New Zealand to go to boarding school. I was put on a ship in Nukualofa which proceeded to Pago Pago, then Apia, then Suva and finally docked in Christchurch," writes Peter Crane. "I had to find my way to the Christchurch-to-Wellington overnight ferry and was picked up in Wellington by an auntie, stayed a few days and then put on to the overnight train to Auckland. I was picked up by another auntie, again staying a few days, and was finally delivered to Wesley College to start the school year. It was an exciting trip."
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Bill writes: I thought you might like to hear about my mother. Born in 1911, she came to New Zealand by ship with her family when she was 12. She recalls getting into serious trouble when she and a friend were found sitting on the anchor, having climbed down the anchor chain!"
Possum caught in the bullbar
