Typhoon!

We were originally scheduled to land in Qindao (pronounced Ching-dow) China yesterday, but a big typhoon between Japan and China rerouted us straight to Hong Kong. Apparently there are 38 foot seas, which means that from bottom to top the swells are over 75 feet. Holy guacamole! We were going full speed south the last two days to avoid the storm, and we caught a bit of rough water during the nights. I had to get up a few times to close drawers and doors that were slamming back and forth. Lots of barfing commenced among those with weak stomachs. I stayed strong. The trip to Beijing is still on, we’ll just be getting flights out of Hong Kong tomorrow.