Maria

It's hard to believe that it has been about a week since Tropical Storm Maria came howling over Guam.  It is rare for a storm to make a direct hit over such a small island, but that is what it did during the night/morning of July 4-5.  The wind and rain beat against my window, and the power went out a couple of times.  Thankfully, it was "just a storm" and we didn't have any of the crazy impact that would later emerge when it eventually became Super Typhoon Maria. (It is still a typhoon, right off of Taipei.)  Here are a few pics I took during the storm....

Heavy rains outside of the grocery store. 

Ain't no storm gonna keep the tourists off the street! (or Perry and me)

I can see waves crashing on the reef!