Typhoon Bonus

Typhoons aren't all bad. The cool people (seasonal workers) on island all get a couple days off. They hang out in large, circular, beer-drinking groups in the evening and look for waves during the day. I regrettably didn't pursue surfing enough in Palau to say I'm a surfer. I'm still in beginner stage. It would be a bit presumptuous of me to pursue a borrowed board for learning, so instead I volunteered to be the photographer. Not exactly where I wanted to be, but hopefully an 'in'. It seemed to work - that evening I think they pinned down a guy who has a board 'big enough' for me. Just need some more waves. (The typhoon has turned back and hopefully some waves will be coming in again tomorrow.)