Typhoon Chan-Hom and aftermath- Ningbo, China
Aftermath at Moon Lake Park After a week of rain, what we REALLY needed was a sunny day. What we got instead was a typhoon- the first one to directly hit Ningbo since 1948. It was a super typhoon and at one point was a category 4, although I think it got downgraded by the time it made it to Ningbo. Friday morning, Landon and I went outside and took a long walk because we knew we would have to be inside for most of the weekend. The typhoon was supposed to start making landfall around 5 pm Friday night. Austin came home from work at 6 pm. I asked him if the refinery guys were concerned at all, and he said that the guys he was working with made fun of him and the other members of the crew for even asking about having Saturday off, because "only kindergarteners" stay home when there is a typhoon. OK. The wind started blowing hard Friday afternoon, and Landon and I watched it blow harder and harder until at last, Austin returned home. Friday night, we went outside for a l...