2/02/11 - 8/02/11 Hmmm, what a whirlwind we have just popped out of! Leaving Porepunkah, we stopped off at Bright to have a look and then continued up towards NSW. Crossed the border once again and travelled straight into a terrible storm. We stopped at a very little town not far from Gundagai called Jugiong. We knew a storm was close so we set up as quickly as possible (not quick enough!) and watched the weather radar very closely. The storm was pretty terrifying - wasn't so much the torrential rain that was worrying us, but the galeforce winds. There were trees coming down with the force of the wind and the local council was out that night trying to clear the roads of fallen trees and debris. After we set up camp, we took refuge
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