Typhoons always inject excitement into life in Okinawa. Typhoon prediction is not an exact science. Sometimes typhoons announced as mega awful turn out to be gentle. Typhoons predicted to be minor storms are sometimes howling craziness.

Typhoon Pulasan was expected over the weekend. At the marina, everyone gets busy setting up extra mooring lines and tying everything down. I spend hours preparing the boat.

The cover used to be attached with elastic cord and hooks. Now I use rope, which is a pain to tie but will hopefully be stronger.

They don’t like tattoos at the marina.

I move all my plants inside.

Usually the power goes off during the storm. The worst result is that, as water is pumped to the top of building and then flows down into each apartment, no power means no pump and thus no water. No water means no loo flushing. Things can get very unpleasant! A full bath and a bucket is essential.

Anyway, the typhoons heads north and misses the island completely. A bit of a let-down.