Our typhoon, Songda or Chedeng (depending on which country you are in) is slowly but surely making its way NNW but is predicted to turn to the NNE bringing it very close or even over the top of Okinawa. It has now been upgraded to a Category 4 but once it turns to the NNE and encounters cooler water temperatures it is expected to be downgraded to a 2 or even a 1. Okinawa is the largest island in the third circle on the tracking map to the right. We have been very busy on Tweed, removing sails and stowing gear below or ensuring it is well tied on. We still have the canvas to remove but that can wait another day.
We had a very good stroke of luck yesterday after being moved down the visitor's dock to the southern end where we had a bit more protection from the haulout facility. Two nice men came along to tell us the owner of berth #6 would not be needing it for at least a week and that we should move there straight away. We did! Now we are in a very good berth which is longer than Tweed and have lines tied off in all directions.
After several days of overcast weather, the cloud cleared this morning and it is almost eerily quiet.
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