Thunder Storms

Our last Bushwise exam was yesterday before the FGASA final exam so yesterday was a day to relax. I spent the afternoon baking chocolate cake, while most of the group went to Mahlahlah to watch a rugby game. Everyone was in a great mood and we were all up at Declan and Marty’s house hanging out when the Thunder started to clap. About 11:30pm Suzie and I walked to the kitchen to get a drink and it started pouring rain. The Thunder and lightening was non-stop with loud booming crashes and lightening that lit up the entire camp and it looked like it was almost daylight. We sat in the dinning area listening to the rain druming on the tin roof and watching the lightening crash. A couple times the thunder cracked so loud that Suzie squealed. It was her first real thunderstorm. She is from southeast England and said she had never experienced a storm like this. I ran back to my room to make sure the windows and doors were all closed and was soaked within seconds the road and paths were also flooded and turning into a river. In some spots it was as deep as my calf. The power went out about 30 minutes into the storm but there was enough non-stop lightening that a flashlight was not even needed. Between the lightening, though, it was so dark that you could not see your hand in front of your face. The rain poured for about 2 hours and the thunder and lightening went well into the night. Suzie and I finally made it back to our rooms about 2 in the morning when the rains let up a bit.

We still have not heard about Lucy, hopefully she is doing OK.