20 May 2022




 We woke up to a massive electric storm and winds of 150km/h just before 3am. We couldn’t sleep so Eddie made us all a cup of tea and when the storm finally subdued at 6:30 we went back to bed. 

We woke up just before 10 and decided to bunker down in Collingwood for the day as the wind was still pumping and the rain was bucketing down. 

Late afternoon the weather cleared a little bit so we used the opportunity to do our washing. 

By 7pm we were back in bed with the heater on full blast! Collingwood sure does have a reputation for forcing us to rest!

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