Typhoon Molave - Anti-climax

Hmmm was that the best you can do?

Although MANY typhoons have blown through Hong Kong in the 4 summers we've lived here, I've always somehow managed to be out of town during the big ones. And so, naturally I was excited (and a bit nervous) to hear that a full-blown level EIGHT typhoon was scheduled for the early hours this morning.

Last night the weather did turn particularly nasty and so we stayed @ home - cleared the roof; put towels under the windows (in case of leaks etc).

Went to bed as the weather service were confirming a T8 was on the way.

I vaguely remember Joss waking me up @ 03:00 "it's a bit blowy Mark". Then sound asleep until Archie Tiggered in @ his customary Sunday hour of 06:54 :-(

It'd blown to a level 9! 12cms of rain in an hour. Rockfalls. Landslides. Trees down. 140kph wind.

And I slept through it ... there'll be more!

Mark