August to October is the thyphoon season. This is nothing new to us, although I haven't really experienced a real typhoon so far, as they usually avoided Osaka. Wakayama prefecture is the one who get's hit the most in the Kansai area. So, far we only had strong winds, and quite heavy rains, but that's all.
Two weeks ago we booked a 3 days trip to Okinawa. Starting this Sunday. I decided beforehand that on Wednesday I'm going to stop worrying about a typhoon coming. If there will be no typhoon in the area by Tuesday, it should be safe (it always takes about a week for a typhoon to reach Japan). Well, I was wrong. And the Japanese people, who reassured me, too.
Wednesday, at my part time job, I mentioned my travel plans to one of my students, and she said: "Oh, but a typhoon is coming. I've just heard it on the news. And it's heading right to Okinawa." What other reaction could I have than a big "Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck!"-in my head, and an audible "Really? Are you sure?" -still hoping that she was listening to the news in English and had misunderstood something.
Unfortunately she was right. We are sitting in our room, packed, with a brand new camera, and playing russian roulette with the weather. If our flight is cancelled by the airline, we get back all the money. No problem. But what if our flight can still take off and land safely? The typhoon is going to reach Okinawa Sunday evening according to the current forecast. But what's the fun in staying at the hotel for 2-3 days? You can't really even go outside! No marine sports, no sunbathing on the sandy beaches. What kind of holiday is that? In that case I'd like to cancel it the day before, and go somewhere nearby instead. But if we cancel last day, 40% of the money we paid will be taken as a cancellation fee. My boyfriend thinks that would be a waste of money, so he still wants to go. But I don't want to sit in the hotel room for days. That sucks. Even if we can go out ( our plan includes rental car), it's dangerous to drive in the rain. Plus, it's no fun. Who likes sightseeing in the rain? Sorry guys, I ain't no Frank Sinatra...can't even sing, rain or not, so please pray for the typhoon to take a right turn and disappear somewhere over the ocean. Thanks.
3 comments:
Fb-on is olvastalak, örülök, hogy nem kell cancellation fee-t fizetnetek. Viszont sajnálom nagyon, hogy most nem juttok el Okinawara... :(((
Remélem hamarosan kárpótolni tudjátok magatokat egy másik, izgalmas de nyugisabb kezdetű utazással!
Puszillak :*
Köszi, de nem is baj. az új út olcsóbb is, csak legyen még akkor is jó idő. És ne jöjjön még egy tájfun.
Majd jóóó előre befélemlítjük a tájfunokat, hogy kerüljenek el Titeket! ;) Typhoon's final countdown!
Biztos jó idő lesz, gondolom az október még Japánban is szép napsütéses és meleg...többnyire.
Vagy rosszul gondolom?
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