Woah... Crazy adventure indeed. Real adventure with real danger!
I've always loved storms. In the north-east of South Africa, in the summer time, we have some epic storms. You can smell it in the air sometimes an hour before the storm hits... And there's just this electric feeling... The wildlife behaves differently, the birds stop chirping, etc...
And then suddenly, swwwooossshhh, crawkcrACK... And the drops start pelting the earth. I loved it!
But I wouldn't spend too much time outside, hehe... The lightning took out a tree in my forest once, and I never wanted to be like that tree... ;P
But feeling that natural power all around me, staring out the window, not being able to see even a meter or two ahead because of the rain... Those were my favourite times..