Super Typhoon Sanba

 We had our first major typhoon here this weekend when Super Typhoon Sanba blew in from the south on it's way to South Korea. Typhoons are the same as hurricanes, so we knew a little bit about what we were in for. The main action hit on Sunday afternoon and Monday morning. The base sent the ships to sea, because I guess they're safer there than in port when a big storm hits. They also closed the schools and stores for Monday and Nathan got the day off.

We had a fun weekend despite the lousy weather and had some friends over Friday night, hiked around Mt. Eboshi Saturday and went the the aquarium Sunday morning before the typhoon hit.

Everyone on the base was very serious about getting preparations together. Nathan and I prepared by getting some bottled water, making sure we knew where the flashlights were and securing our patio chairs and umbrella - which did nearly blow away on Sunday!
 

The Typhoon did hit Sunday night and there was a lot rain and wind. The boys' room has a lot of windows and no house next door, so the wind was pretty loud in there. We had to go in a few times when it woke them up. By Monday morning, it was still pretty windy, but we didn't see any damage other than a few branches.

By Monday afternoon we felt pretty stir crazy having been cooped up, so we had fun getting out to take a walk in the drizzle.

 

Wilson was a pro at puddle jumping and Leo caught on pretty quick!

Besides our fun walk, our Typhoon experience wasn't very exciting. We did a lot of this...

 

..and this.



 

And were grateful the 'Super Typhoon' didn't turn out to be that scary after all. Now when do we get some good weather around here?