So there’s a typhoon. But I still managed to get most of my work done before lunch so I figured I’d head out to the beach, and even if it was rainy I could find a coffee shop and get some more work done. So an hour on the bus to the Nibara beach. And I know it’s raining and stormy and windy, but even so, I’m not very impressed! The beaches here are supposed to be golden and fluffy, but this one was just like the ones we have on Shikoku. Except here they have heaps and heaps of rubbish and the really ugly buildings lining the sea front. Wow, I guess I’ve been taken in by all the flashy PR shots!

So after nearly been blown over on the beach, I headed back to the hotel. Which was nice, but not quite the beach!

They also had the American Forces TV in the hotel, which was very funny. Instead of normal adverts between the programmes, they have special adverts for the military. But they are crazy stuff like an advert about not wearing headphones on your bike, or one that ended with the line “Breakfast. Just Eat it”. Bin Laden must be shaking in his boots.