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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pam_m" data-source="post: 1313331" data-attributes="member: 18672">Hi Mick,Regarding the drainage at Pera I can tell you that the water level when I went to Pera on the evening of our arrival was higher than I had ever seen it ever before. It was so high that it was impossible to get to the viewing platform as the water was up to about 1-2 feet away from the boardwalk. Obviously the waders were far in the distance on the opposite side of the Marsh! The previous Monday (22nd) they had had heavy rain.I have attached a few pics for you to see the height of the water. Pic 3 shows the pool that had formed beyond the sand bank of the Marsh. To be honest I would have thought warning signs not to touch or paddle in that pool would have been advisable. On the Saturday evening (27th) a storm brewed up that lasted almost 36 hours! The heavens opened as you can well imagine! The thunder and lightning accompanying the rain was incredible at times, especially being woken at 4.00am on the Monday morning by an almighty thunder clap! That evening we visited Pera and were surprised to see it had drained! We were told it had broken through the sand barrier. To be honest after reading the link the cynic in me wonders if it had had a helping hand! The beach was now divided by the water filled chasm it had left. I hope this has enlightened you.A great continuation you have added to your report, I am looking forward to more.:t:</blockquote>