After a mix of busy, anxious and relaxing times with friends and family in both Queensland and Western Australia, it is time for us to return to Tweed in Okinawa. The anxiety was a result of leaving Tweed in a safe marina during the typhoon season. Fortunately, only one came anywhere near close to Okinawa, bringing winds up to 140 km/hr but no damage. The latest one, Roke, which is now bringing heavy rain to the island of Honshu wobbled around off the east side of Okinawa for several days before continuing north to mainland Japan, strengthening to Category 3 along the way.
So, with bags packed and heavy hearts it is now time to say goodbye once again but at the same time the anticipation of what lies ahead in the next few months gives us something to look forward to as well. It will be a week or two before we have Tweed 'back to normal' - sails on, canvas covers in place, etc. - and we can think about moving south. The typhoon season does not officially finish until about November when the transition period between the SW and NE monsoons occurs. We will make our way back to Taiwan and then onto the Philippines so you can look forward to some more regular postings in the coming weeks and months.
So, with bags packed and heavy hearts it is now time to say goodbye once again but at the same time the anticipation of what lies ahead in the next few months gives us something to look forward to as well. It will be a week or two before we have Tweed 'back to normal' - sails on, canvas covers in place, etc. - and we can think about moving south. The typhoon season does not officially finish until about November when the transition period between the SW and NE monsoons occurs. We will make our way back to Taiwan and then onto the Philippines so you can look forward to some more regular postings in the coming weeks and months.
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