CHAPTER 6Life at East Ridge had turned into a sort of limbo with no let up in the snow over the following two nights. Tyler had repaired the generator but the shortage of diesel meant that he only had it running for an hour in the morning and two at night. This meant, though that the mobiles were all recharged and television watched with the outside weather news interesting. Snow was down to sea level over much of the southern parts of the South Island but it appeared that they had had more snow than anywhere except for the mountain resorts. Most of these were closed due to high winds and freezing temperatures but commentators predicted a longer than usual ski season.
Renee was worried about Sofia's wound that continued to look swollen and her whole arm had now stiffened. Perhaps there wa
