Near miss with cyclone both ‘scary’, ‘exciting’

Former Timaru teacher Ross Godwin had a near miss with Tropical Cyclone Mitchell after recently moving to Point Samson (red marker) in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. PHOTO: GOOGLE MAPS A former Timaru teacher did not expect his start to Aussie life to include a looming category 3 cyclone and the threat of evacuation.