Camping Failure 1

20 June 2009, we found this newly built hot spring camp site by chance. It was located in Kaohsiung, Laonong River 荖濃溪. It was not ready at that time but expected to open in few months time. It was really lovely, camping by the river and hot spring pool facing the mountain. 

We were planning to be the first to visit the camp area but then came Typhoon Marokot on 8 Aug 2009 and swept it all away. What a pity!!! Tell me if this camp area beautiful???!!! 

Typhoon Morakot - Maolin Disaster Aid

Morakot is a Thai name for emerald and Typhoon Morakot, the nos. 8 typhoon this year will make land call around Ilan County somewhere in the evening on 7 Aug 2009. 

On 6 Aug, I expected this will be a very big typhoon from the satellite images. Taiwanese report indicated that there will be heavy rainfall in the north but according to my findings it will be more rainfall in the south but never did anyone realise that the typhoon was going to slow down. It stayed on the island for almost 72hrs bringing a record high of rainfall to almost 3000mm in some places.