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Published: August 31st 2007
Typhoon No.4
Its'a comin'!THIS BLOG HAD MANY MORE PICTURES AND VIDEOS BUT THE ANGER OF THE STORM SEEMS TO HAVE DELETED AND MESSED WITH LOADS OF THEM.
Typhoon No.4
A story best told in pictures I believe.
This rolled in early on Saturday morning to the sound of the Tanoy warning us to buckle down.
I had just enough time to dash out, grab my plants in from eh balcony and cut down the bamboo fence I had erected to safeguard for the constant barrage of people peeping into the dojo.
We had therefore 3 days to kill and Ethan and I, who had just made it off his island before it kicked in, decided to make previsions to survive the oncoming Mcwrath of god.
I.e. get the beers in, get the waterproofs on, and get out there.
Don’t worry mum, there is a long period at the beginning of a typhoon when it is perfectly safe to walk around and, with distinct lack of anything to blow away and knock you down, on my island, we took decided top take refuge in the temple from the rage.
Also the fact that I had found another
mukade, this time IN THE HOUSE!! In my toilet, I decided I would rather face the storm.
However, after night of intense wind blowing fever (ho ho), We awoke to a rather messy house, and more surprisingly, no typhoon.
It seems that the typhoon was so strong that it blew past a day early and was already passing Tokyo.
The typhoon had, however, in its wondrous way, blown away the rainy season that had slowly been turning my life into a damp flannel. Twas a beautiful day to be alive and so off we set to adventure on the island.
We climbed Mt. Tateishi and even found a private beach which I have since named, the ‘Costa del Chas’
Monday was a day for contemplation and recovery, and a sobering look at a 6.8 scale earthquake in Niigata Ken. When you live in Japan, the sight of all these people being dragged out of houses like yours can get you pretty nervous. People of often tell me that if there was an earthquake in Ehime, my house would be one of the first to go down.
It’s very old and fragile. But
like the people of Japan it is sturdy and resilient, and will certainly see a few more natural disasters in its day - whether or not it can survive me for another year shall be the ultimate test…..
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Stephanie
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Typhoon tea
But where were the cups and saucers? Didn't realise your fridge could hold so many beers. I'm sure mukades make excellent bait for the toilet duck... These blogs just get better and better! S