Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Typhoon Sinlaku


[Zamami is under the 9 in '9pm, Friday']

It's a September three-day weekend this Saturday, which means a typhoon will be landing. Last year a typhoon hit on the Friday/Saturday of this same weekend, as well as the next three-day weekend two weeks later. Last year I had a party of sorts planned on Zamami that was scheduled, rescheduled twice, and finally canceled - all due to weekend typhoons. I currently have a beach cleaning party scheduled this weekend on Zamami, with ten people coming out. I've made lodging and food reservations as well as organized the beach cleaning details. The consolation is that after the typhoon the beaches will be somewhat cleaner. A common misconception is that typhoons wash garbage ashore, but in fact their big waves wash all of the recent accumulation back out to sea. (So not such a consolation.)

1 comment:

Son of Higashi said...

Not only will it wash the accumulated garbage back into the ocean currents, it will also drown any and all hopes of those attempting to come to or get off the island(s).

Nature could not have planned a more well-timed "piss-people-off" storm...though I really only speak for myself.