Typhoon Phanfone Storm Damage
October 6, 2014 -
Typhoon Phanfone did a pretty good job rearranging the house and destroying the
farms.
Picture - Home - Typhoon Phanfone storm
damage 1.
Picture - Home - Typhoon Phanfone storm
damage 2.
Picture - Home - Typhoon Phanfone storm
damage 3.
Picture - Home - Typhoon Phanfone storm
damage 4.
Picture - Home - Typhoon Phanfone storm
damage 5.
Picture - Home - Typhoon Phanfone storm
damage 6.
Picture - Home - Typhoon Phanfone storm
damage 7.
Picture - Home - Typhoon Phanfone storm
damage 8.
Picture - Home - Typhoon Phanfone storm
damage 9. |
October 6, 2014 -
Facebook Post -
TYPHOON PHANFONE STORY -
Yup this turned out to be one of the worst typhoons to hit Tanegashima in many
years according to the locals. During the storm we took a drive along the coast
to take some pictures and videos of the waves which were reported to be about 30
feet high. We had planned to go to Maenohama beach but the tide and winds from
the typhoon turned the beach access road into a river and we needed to turn back
to the main road. We saw tons of debris including a huge farm barn door which
had flown into the street along with many trees and a utility pole which was
ready to fall over. Then we decided to drive away from the coast when a few of
the wind gusts seemed to partially lift up the car. Thanks to all of this
craziness we became hungry and decided to drive into town and incredibly the
stores were still open. The people in Tanegashima are really tough. We bought a
lot of snack food and alcohol and turned the afternoon and evening into a
typhoon party. This storm ended up passing within a hundred kilometers of the
island as a category three typhoon. Actually we were pretty lucky because the
approximate 100 mile per hour wind gusts hit this house on the side with no
windows. When the winds shifted towards evening the windows in the back of the
house began to bulge and the storm doors needed to be closed. We spent the night
eating and drinking and waiting out the storm. We watched as sections of the
storage shed roof and siding along with the contents of the shed flew into the
upper farm. Was really incredible. More posts coming.
October 6, 2014 -
Facebook Post -
PICKING UP AFTER TYPHOON PHANFONE -
We woke up to find roofing and siding and much of the contents of the outside
storage room scattered all over the upper farm and the street. There was storm
debris everywhere and the vegetables growing in the farm were pretty much
finished. A lot of work wasted but going to put seeds in again after the next
typhoon which is scheduled to hit next weekend again. Actually a lot of the
trees and bushes acting as wind barriers for the farms were knocked over.
Planning to pick all these up within the next couple of days. Pictures coming.
October 6, 2014 -
Facebook Post -
ROCKET LAUNCH TOMORROW -
Going to take a day off from the farm and go to see the rocket launch tomorrow
at the Tanegashima Space Center. A Japanese H-2A rocket will launch the Himawari
8 weather satellite for the Japan Meteorological Agency. Himawari 8 will collect
weather imagery over the East Asia and Western Pacific regions. Should be plenty
of fun and probably not too crowded since it is during the week. Gonna post more
about this. |
Before Launch
October 7, 2014 -
Today was a really busy day for us. We spent most of today at Hase Park watching
a rocket launch from the Tanegashima Space Center. They pick up the garbage in this neighborhood every Tuesday and Friday at about
8:00 am. The residents of this community put their trash in special bags sold at
the grocery store and then put the bags in a small building for pick up.
Picture - Minamitane Nishino District - This is a typical
garbage collection building in Minamitane town.
Picture - Home - And More Typhoon Phanfone storm
damage.
Picture - Hase Park - A map of the park.
Picture - Hase Park - Our lunch menu for
today.
Picture - Hase Park - Us hanging out
together.
Picture - Hase Park - A view of the park 1.
Picture - Hase Park - A view of the park 2.
Picture - Hase Park - A view of the park 3.
Picture - Hase Park - A view of the park 4.
Picture - Hase Park - A view of the park 5.
Picture - Hase Park - A view of the park 6.
Picture - Hase Park - Shai playing in the
playground 1.
Picture - Hase Park - Shai playing in the
playground 2.
Picture - Hase Park - Shai playing in the
playground 3.
Picture - Hase Park - A view of the
playground.
Picture - Hase Park - Shai playing in the
playground again 1.
Picture - Hase Park - Shai playing in the
playground again 2.
Picture - Hase Park - Shai playing in the
playground again 3.
Picture - Hase Park - Shai playing in the
park 1.
Picture - Hase Park - Shai playing in the
park 2.
Picture - Hase Park - The crowd before the
launch 1.
Picture - Hase Park - The crowd before the
launch 2.
Picture - Hase Park - The crowd before the
launch 3.
Picture - Hase Park - The crowd before the
launch 4.
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Launch Sequence
October 7, 2014 - This is a nice rocket launch
sequence from JAXA Tanegashima Space Center today. Actually all of the 22
pictures span only a couple of minutes.
Picture - Hase Park - The rocket launch
sequence from JAXA Tanegashima Space Center 1
Picture - Hase Park - The rocket launch
sequence from JAXA Tanegashima Space Center 2
Picture - Hase Park - The rocket launch
sequence from JAXA Tanegashima Space Center 3
Picture - Hase Park - The rocket launch
sequence from JAXA Tanegashima Space Center 4
Picture - Hase Park - The rocket launch
sequence from JAXA Tanegashima Space Center 5
Picture - Hase Park - The rocket launch
sequence from JAXA Tanegashima Space Center 6
Picture - Hase Park - The rocket launch
sequence from JAXA Tanegashima Space Center 7
Picture - Hase Park - The rocket launch
sequence from JAXA Tanegashima Space Center 8
Picture - Hase Park - The rocket launch
sequence from JAXA Tanegashima Space Center 9
Picture - Hase Park - The rocket launch
sequence from JAXA Tanegashima Space Center 10
Picture - Hase Park - The rocket launch
sequence from JAXA Tanegashima Space Center 11
Picture - Hase Park - The rocket launch
sequence from JAXA Tanegashima Space Center 12
Picture - Hase Park - The rocket launch
sequence from JAXA Tanegashima Space Center 13
Picture - Hase Park - The rocket launch
sequence from JAXA Tanegashima Space Center 14
Picture - Hase Park - The rocket launch
sequence from JAXA Tanegashima Space Center 15
Picture - Hase Park - The rocket launch
sequence from JAXA Tanegashima Space Center 16
Picture - Hase Park - The rocket launch
sequence from JAXA Tanegashima Space Center 17
Picture - Hase Park - The rocket launch
sequence from JAXA Tanegashima Space Center 18
Picture - Hase Park - The rocket launch
sequence from JAXA Tanegashima Space Center 19
Picture - Hase Park - The rocket launch
sequence from JAXA Tanegashima Space Center 20
Picture - Hase Park - The rocket launch
sequence from JAXA Tanegashima Space Center 21
Picture - Hase Park - The rocket launch
sequence from JAXA Tanegashima Space Center 22 |
After Launch
October 7, 2014 - Yup even after the rocket
launch was finished, we continued to be busy.
Picture - Hase Park - Us hanging out with
new friends today 1.
Picture - Hase Park - Us hanging out with
new friends today 2.
Picture - Hase Park - The crowd after the
launch.
Picture - Hase Park - Us hanging out
together with a friend today 1.
Picture - Hase Park - Us hanging out
together with a friend today 2.
Picture - Hase Park - Us hanging out
together 1.
Picture - Hase Park - Us hanging out
together 2.
Picture - Hase Park - A view of the park 1.
Picture - Hase Park - A view of the park 2.
Picture - Hase Park - Us hanging out
together again 1.
Picture - Hase Park - Us hanging out
together again 2.
Picture - Hase Park - A view of the park
again 1.
Picture - Hase Park - A view of the park
again 2.
Picture - Hase Park - A poster for the
launch today.
Picture - Hase Park - A map of the park. |
Nice Views
October 7, 2014 - After the rocket launch we
decided to do a few more fun things.
Picture - Minamitane Town - A nice view of
the coast 1.
Picture - Minamitane Town - A nice view of
the coast 2.
Picture - Minamitane Town - A nice view of
the coast 3.
Picture - Minamitane Town - Us hanging out
together 1.
Picture - Minamitane Town - Us hanging out
together 2.
Picture - Minamitane Town - A nice view of
the coast again.
Picture - Tanegashima Space Center - Shai
with his really cool three wheel bike.
Picture - Tanegashima Space Center - Us
hanging out together 1.
Picture - Tanegashima Space Center - Us
hanging out together 2.
Picture - Tanegashima Space Center - Shai
with his really nice smile.
Picture - Tanegashima Space Center - An
interesting cloud formation.
Picture - Tanegashima Space Center - A nice
view of the coast.
Picture - Tanegashima Space Center - A nice
sunset behind rock formations.
Picture - Tanegashima Space Center - Us
hanging out together and a nice sunset behind rock formations.
Picture - Yasubei Okonomiyaki Restaurant -
Us hanging out together.
Picture - Yasubei Okonomiyaki Restaurant -
Shai drinking orange juice.
Picture - Yasubei Okonomiyaki Restaurant -
The menu for the restaurant 1.
Picture - Yasubei Okonomiyaki Restaurant -
The menu for the restaurant 2. |
Rainbow Over Nishino
October 8, 2014 -
This a picture of a rainbow which formed close to Minamitane west coast fishing
pier number 6.
Picture - Home - And More Typhoon Phanfone
storm damage.
Picture - Minamitane West Coast Pier #6 -
Nice picture albeit not that striking. |
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October 9, 2014 -
Facebook Post -
A beautiful sky and sunset behind the space center and park. |
Propane Fuel Setup
October 9, 2014 -
The propane for the kitchen stove was set up in the house today. This is not
really the most exciting post. lol.
Picture - Home - The company came to set up
the propane today.
Picture - Home - Another similar picture. |
Typhoon Vongfong Preparation
October 11, 2014 -
Geez another typhoon. Typhoon Phanfone, which hit the
island about a week earlier caused a considerable amount of damage to the house
and the farms.
Typhoon Vongfong, now on the way, seemed even stronger. More preparation was
definitely in order.
Picture - Home - This is the new dog gate
next to the entry of the house.
Picture - Home - Pieces of bamboo where tied
up to the patio.
Picture - Home - The wheelbarrow was tied
securely to the wall.
Picture - Home - The last typhoon scattered
farm supplies all over the upper farm. This time everything was going to be
secured.
Picture - Home - A new door for the storage
room was built from the wood blown out during the last typhoon.
Picture - Home - The storage room was now
the new dog run and this was the temporary cover.
Picture - Home - A view of the new door and
roof cover from the front of the dog run.
Picture - Home - The doggies decided to
inspect their new area and make sure it was ready for the approaching typhoon.
Picture - Home - Another vinyl sheet was
place over the door to keep out the wind and rain.
Picture - Home - The dog run was ready for
the storm. Incidentally all of the farm tools in the picture were completely
secured to the wall.
Picture - Home - The storm doors were all
closed to make sure they all worked. A few of these doors were partially rusted
out.
Picture - Home - A useless attempt to
protect the flowers the neighbors were growing after the bamboo was cut.
Picture - Minamitane Town - This is the
small farmers market in town all boarded up and ready for the typhoon.
Picture - Minamitane Town - Being on
Tanegashima means dealing with food and supplies not making it to the island
during a typhoon.
Picture -
Minamitane Town - The eye of the storm came to
the grocery store. Um actually this is the eye of a tuna.
Picture - Minamitane Nishino District - This
is the house of our neighbors across the street. Pretty easy to tell they went
though this before. Take a look at the brackets connected to the wall and the
wood poles used to hold the wood up over the windows. When these folks board up
then you need to worry a bit. |
 Typhoon
Vongfong Arrives
October 12, 2014 -
The second typhoon within a week arrived today. Ahead of the storm were strong
winds and an equally strong storm surge. This storm basically wiped out the few
things still growing in the farm.
Picture - Waves
hitting the fishing piers close to the house.
Picture - Unknown Beach - Really not sure if
this was at the beach.
Picture - Unknown Beach - Similar picture of
us again.
Picture - Unknown Beach - And again.
Picture - Unknown Beach - And again and
again.
Picture - Maenohama Beach - Storm surge
changed the beach.
Picture - Maenohama Beach - The waves were
pretty huge today.
Picture - Maenohama Beach - This river flows
to the beach.
Picture - Minamitane West Coast Pier #6 -
Waves around the pier.
Picture - Minamitane West Coast Pier #6 -
Storm surge between piers.
Picture - Minamitane West Coast Pier #6 -
Waves slamming high pier.
Picture - Minamitane West Coast Pier #6 -
Another similar picture.
Picture - Minamitane West Coast Pier #6 -
Wall being slammed.
Picture - Minamitane West Coast Pier #6 - We
are hanging out at the rock beach close to the house watching the waves.
Picture - Minamitane West Coast Pier #6 -
Yup we were really enjoying hanging out and waiting for the storm.
Picture - Minamitane West Coast Pier #6 -
The waves were really slamming more rocks onto the beach which became pretty
loud.
Picture - Minamitane West Coast Pier #6 -
The winds were getting stronger now and it seemed like we should return home. |
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October 12, 2014 -
Facebook Post -
TYPHOON COMING NOW -
Getting slammed today again with really strong winds and a lot of rain. This
after a really strong typhoon only a week before. Hey the locals kind of worried
about this storm. Actually boarded up a lot of windows and tied everything. More
pictures to come. |
Typhoon Vongfong Continues
October 13, 2014 -
Now the second day of the second typhoon to hit Tanegashima within only a week.
This storm had really strong winds, and although we were much more prepared this
time around, there was still plenty of damage. Today was not much rain but
really strong winds continued to slam the island.
Picture - Home - Really difficult to show
the effects of the wind in a picture.
Picture - Home - Actually this was supposed
to be a picture of sea foam being blown into the upper farm....probably.
Picture - Home - The trees were really
moving back and forth today.
Picture - Home - The few things growing in
the farm were pretty much wiped out now after this storm.
Picture - Home - This is a picture of the
wind protection sheet and bamboo which was shredded during the storm.
Picture - Maenohama Beach - The fluffy stuff
shown in the picture is a collection of sea foam which was blown up onto the
beach.
Picture - Maenohama Beach - This is the access
road to Maenohama beach which was washed out today.
Picture - Minamitane West Coast Pier #6 -
This is the fishing pier at the rock beach close to the house.
Picture - Minamitane West Coast Pier #6 -
This is our favorite fishing pier.
Picture - Minamitane West Coast Pier #6 -
This is the high pier.
Picture - Minamitane West Coast Pier #6 -
This picture is showing the waves and storm surge coming between the piers.
Picture - Minamitane Nishino District - This is a fishing
pier along the coast road. |
October 13, 2014 -
Facebook Post -
Typhoon Update -
Now must be getting the back end of the typhoon. Beginning this afternoon and
now really getting hit with strong winds. Already neighbors removed all the wood
from the windows. This house is practically moving tonight. More updates coming.
October 13, 2014 -
Facebook Post -
Typhoon Update -
Posting this now with the phone since everything is off in the house. Began
getting slammed with wind last night and continuing now. Town is desolate and
practically nobody on the roads. Debris covering many places. Now sun is really
trying to come out in the midst of this wind. Stuff flying go.
Typhoon Update Again -
Now online again using the computer. Typhoon is heading away from the island and
onto mainland Japan. Went to the beach and the local fishing place and was able
to take some incredible pictures and videos of the storm. Planning to upload
these soon. Going outside to pick up the mess. More posts coming. |
Beautiful Sunset
October 14, 2014 -
Another beautiful sunset behind Yakushima.
Picture - Minamitane West Coast Pier #6 - An
orange glow compliments of the setting sun behind Yakushima.
Picture - Minamitane West Coast Pier #6 -
Fishing pier damage from Typhoon Vongfong. |
