A severe weather event.... (31 March 2010)

....is, I think, what the Americans would call what just happened here. The clouds started building earlier today and at about 5pm all hell was let loose – the thunder was so loud and booming the buildings shook, the lightning was like strobe lights for over an hour, the rain was horizontal and the wind was fierce – even a few trees down in these lovely grounds. Oh and the power was off for a couple of hours. It’s still raining now (about 9.30pm) but a lot more gently and there are still flashes of lightning in the distance. All quite strange and an odd temperature reversal. Since I’ve been here, it’s been really hot so the only way to get cool has been to come inside with the aircon – tonight with no power and therefore no aircon and the storm cooling the air a little outside, the opposite occurred. Thunderstorms are not one of my favourite things so all I can say is thank goodness for a bottle of duty free gin and a can of tonic!