Day 98: Typhoon II

I know, enough with the sky pictures! I couldn't resist. We had some of the strangest weather I've ever seen today. Typhoon Chaba came close enough to Okinawa that Tim was sent home from work and told to batten down the hatches. We reached TCCOR-1E, which basically means hole up in your apartment and stay away from windows. The winds were absolutely nuts. Somehow though, around sunset, the sky started changing from orange to pink to purple. When my camera battery died, I stuck Tim's point-and-shoot out the window on full auto and got this. The flash hitting the raindrops makes it look like a meteor shower!

Day 97: Typhoon

Apparently Typhoon Chaba is making its way to Okinawa - this is the view from our window tonight. Sometimes, like Jane Eyre, I wish "the wind to howl more wildly, the gloom to deepen to darkness, and the confusion to rise to clamour."

Day 92: Storm

This is the view from the top floor of our building. The ocean is close enough that you can actually see the waves breaking. We loved watching this huge storm cloud roll in.