Typhoon Sinlaku in Taiwan

So today I was told that Taiwan is about to be hit by a huge Typhoon. It is Typhoon Sinlaku. I guess it has made its way almost all the way around the world from the same hurricane that hit the USA last week. What is a Typhoon anyway? I think it is a hurricane that comes from the Pacific. At any rate it is a lot of wind and a lot of rain. They are saying that when the Typhoon hits Taiwan it will be a category 3 or 4.

This messes up my plans. Andy from www.hobotraveler.com has come to Taiwan to visit me. Well, he says he came here to look for backpack materials, but I know he really likes me and just misses me a lot since Guatemala. Hahaha. At any rate, we had a date for tonight, but I didn’t want to go out into the rainy evening. It is really wet here. The wind is really, really strong as well. It also limits me from doing anything else I had planned, like exploring Taipei.


We are being told here to buy all kinds of food and to bunk down for the storm. They are expecting power outages and supposedly nothing will be open and there will be crazy debris flying through the air outside. We were even told to stay in rooms that have windows sheltered from the wind. (My window looks out into a sort of small crevice between two buildings, so I am safe.)

So I bought provisions of milk, cereal, cup of noodles, various Taiwanese snacks, beer and wine. Hopefully, if there is a terrible storm this weekend this will hold me over. I don't know what to expect though.