the day after the typhoon...

September 19th
It is the morning, 8:15am. The typhoon is still lingering and so are we. We intend to leave just before noon. Hopefully the rain will let up by then, but we are going rain or shine, or should I say rain or deluge.

The food here has been good to great. Last night it was great. They had a saba (mackerel) that they fillet on one side for sashimi and broiled the other side. They had a crab that looked like a horseshoe crab that tasted a bit like lobster. And as usual there were other dishes that I didn't really know but ate which is not like saying a negative, for it's all good. We ate until we could barely move, not because we're gluttons, but because we know we are going to burn up all the food and more. Roughly, we are losing about 2 pounds a week. If that sounds good to you, let me say there are easier ways to lose weight than walking all day, day after day, like just eating less.