Update on Gifu Trip After Monster Hagibis Passes (Patreon)

Hey hey, Critters!

We have a whopping typhoon coming in the day after tomorrow (Saturday). It looks like it's supposed to hit us head on, or close. Even if it's not head on, look at that thing. It's bigger than Japan! My entire prefecture is that little blue dot. 

Right now everyone is marveling (and terrified) that it went from a tropical storm to a category 5 in less that twenty four hours. They're calling it a monster and other grandiose names. It's currently still a cat 5, but expected to weaken before it hits. The problem is even if it weakens to a category 2, cat 2 was the size of the last typhoon (Faxai) that left millions without electricity and did so much damage. I have friends who just got their electricity back last week, only to have this next one ready to make landfall. 

I'm not in my house at the moment (long story). I'm in an apartment, so I don't have to worry about my trees or garden or fence or garbage cans. I'm trying to prep as best as possible. And I think I'm as ready as can be. It's kind of useless to drive inland because there are so many mountains and the idea of landslides petrify me. I've seen too many news stories about them. So hunkering down and hoping Hagibis decides to turn around. 

Once this gets gone, I'll post some photos and information about Gifu and my little trip. 

Everyone stay safe. The world is insane, but we have each other. 

XO,

terrie

P.S. In Japan we just call this Typhoon 19. No fancy name