“A typhoon is a hurricane south of the equator.”
Well, I am new to the Pacific, so I can not speak with authority about typhoons, other then to say you are mistaken.
Typhoons form in the west to northwest Pacific.
You can call them hurricanes if you like, but Pacific islanders will not know what you are talking about.
The state department does have some information about them:
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/pa/pa_5067.html
You might also check out www.typhoon2000.com
It is a new and very comprehensive Philippine site.
Yes, there was a quite damaging Typhoon in Luzon last year.
The problem was flooding, rather then wind.
Other areas of the Philippines, such as Cebu, where I live
saw very little weather from it.
The Luzon area can be refereed to as Typhoon Ally for the Philippines.
Regarding driving over the USA. Yes, some people like to drive all day and all night. I am not a trucker.
I consider eight hours to be a days drive.
Eight hours to the mountains, for a break, then about eight hours to the South Carolina coast.
By the way, while I live on a beach, the highest point on Cebu (3100 ft) is only a few miles from me.
I have the best of both worlds.
Happy trucking to you.
I’m not a trucker. I drive my car or Mariner hybrid
between Idaho (home) and San Diego (work). It’s
all out of pocket, so making the run in one day
avoids adding a hotel stay enroute. The Birmingham
to Salt Lake City was an escape from hurricane
Ivan. I mostlt work from my home office. No
commute. In San Diego, I choose to ride my
motorcycle on the daily 70 mile commute. It’s
more fun, faster and saves mileage on the Mariner.
Enjoy your retirement!