Melor did run off to the north. We got a little wind and the northern part of the island got a little wet but they canceled the official warnings about the same time as I mounted the last of my typhoon shutters.

Wakana and I wne to a new restaurant, Gyoza Yatai. The main theme of the restaurant is gyoza. This is a Japanese dumpling, a folded rice tortilla full of cabbage and spices and a little meat. They are either fried or steamed depending on the type of gyoza. We also had ishiyaki, a rice mixture with meat seaweed, broccoli, mushrooms and slices of bamboo served in a large hot stone bowl. The bowl is so hot you can hear the food crackling from its contact with the bowl. All I can say is YUMMY!

On the way home we stopped to watch the surf. The typhoon may have wandered off to the north but the effect can be seen in the water. Pretty impressive. The rollers come in long lines one after another. They curl and break on the reef line, bright green blue topped with white foam. They break and run in but hit a second wall that throws them up into the air. The surf is white and above it is the mist of salt water flying in all directions.

Very nice if you are standing on dry land or, better yet, sitting in a car.