It was wet today and it's going to get wetter tomorrow. We have Typhoon Sinlaku paying us a visit. This storm has taken temporary charge by forcing us to change our plans for the weekend. The trip to Ikego by train to attend the Friendship Day Festival has been nixed. If a soggy two days cannot be avoided then Yokosuka Navy Base is the ideal place to be. I have never seen better drainage in my life. The civilian half of this complex is engineered in such a way that no water collects anywhere; not streets, walkways, parking lots, green areas, nowhere. The only water in any measurable amount is in Tokyo Bay. The civilian area is a bona fide "charco-free" zone. Melba and I have made it a point to get away on weekends, but not this time around. The sea is angry about something and we're paying the price.---
Since the day we first set foot on Japanese soil most of our dinners have come from these establishments on base: Chili's, Popeye's, Subway, McDonald's, Taco Bell, Sasebo!, Anthony's Pizza, and others. Dinner off base would require finding a parking spot near the Main Gate and then walking a good distance to the restaurants in Yokosuka. We have yet to venture outside the gate in our little car. Why push it? We'll be here for a while and there will be much adventure in the Japanese traffic to write about later. Let's get back to the subject of dinner. Tonight we tried something different. We had a very satisfying dinner at the Officers Club. Good food, good service, and soft music. I especially enjoyed the service from our waitress; a young Japanese girl with smiling eyes who spoke barely above a whisper.
