OCTOBER 3, 2009: TYPHOON MELOR

Looks like we weren't the only idiots up at Banzai.
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From TYPHOON MELOR, BEFORE AND AFTER
Brad faces the storm. He got plastered by water just a few seconds before I took this photo.
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From TYPHOON MELOR, BEFORE AND AFTER
brad banzai banzai saipan typhoon typhoon melor storm
From TYPHOON MELOR, BEFORE AND AFTER
Look closely at this photo. The next one was taken from about this same place the next day.
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From TYPHOON MELOR, BEFORE AND AFTER
What a difference a day makes! The waters were still somewhat rougher than usual, but compared with the previous day (when the preceding photos were taken), it seemed quite calm!
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From TYPHOON MELOR, BEFORE AND AFTER
The railing you saw in the previous shots is where you see the monuments at the top of the cliff. I walked down the trail a ways to get this shot. Yep, still a little rougher than usual.
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From TYPHOON MELOR, BEFORE AND AFTER

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