Saturday, October 09, 2004

Typhoon 22 Ma-On

This exceptionally strong typhoon 22 looks even scarier than you think. And tonight it passed right over us. I had to drive down to the pool and pick up the kids from swimming, and Tsurumaki Dori had turned into a flowing river. It was completely awash! I couldn't see much at all through the incredible force of the rain on the windscreen and I was a nervous wreck by the time I got to the pool. But coming home was even worse because the river had become knee deep as the poor motorbike rider who hopped off to cross the road found out!! We took a different route home after that, and in no time, the whole typhoon was gone, rain had stopped and the sky is clearing. Tomorrow will be perfect for the pool swim comp and Monday will be Undokai for Oscar. All very exciting!

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