Typhoon

Hi Everyone,

You all have had way more news about the typhoon than we did. Our info just shows wind and waves for our location and in the area we will travel when the seas again are calm and we leave here. We are in Busuanga Province / Calauit Island / Illultuk town. We are in a very protected cove and there are enough friendly banca folks going by that if we really needed contact with people they would try to help. As it is, we have plenty of food, water, electricity and enough old Red Sox DVD's from the "04" and "07" playoffs and world series to last 'til October! I do miss being able to check on them. Carol was texting me scores and Harriet now keeps me posted. Our friend Carol is keeping a close eye on us. Randal and I have no doubt she would rescue us in a New York minute if we needed it.

As it is, we are having a lovely time. I am painting and reading; baking bread, doing laundry and cleaning and enjoying the quiet away from karaoke and the PG banca ferry traffic. If we just had some fresh fruit and veggies I'd be happy as a clam. Because of the wind generated from typhoon weather we have a nice breeze and are comfortably cool for the first time in almost two years! I had on a long sleeved shirt yesterday. We probably have another 3 or 4 days as the seas calm. That will give us time to see the Safari Park game reserve here and explore the bay and check out the entrance reef too. It is why we came after all.

Sorry if we made you all worry. There is no cell phone tower and no WIFI. This very slow radio wave email with no web surfing possible may be more typical than my being able to be online on a regular basis. Just go by the old adage, "no news is good news." I do have lots of photos and stories to share and am exploring with our friend Audrey to set up a real web page. So that's it. We really are in a lovely protected spot.

Ru