Recovery Weekend

After a week spent recovering from our trip to Suncheon last weekend, we were hoping to take it a little easier this one. The 2.5 hour bus ride each way to and from Suncheon felt like a month on the high seas; very barf-a-rific. The driver rode the brake and gas the whole way. We spent the night partying with Virginia, Steve and Nicola (superstars from our orientation) and came back on the Sunday. Unfortunately, we brought back with us, some nasty hacks and have been trying to nurse ourselves back to health ever since.

So this weekend, our buddy “Handsome Steve”, from Qualcum Beach, Vancouver came to visit us from his post in Muan. After weathering some pretty demanding requests from his school, Steve was starting to get on top of things, and was looking for some “waygook” interaction, since he was the only foreigner in Muan.

Saturday consisted of some shopping at Lottemart (They have un-hemmed dress pants there!!!), a big pizza lunch and a hike up Yudal Mountain at dusk (see Mokpo pictures on the sidebar) . The mountain is a solid climb, about 45 minutes, and after dark, they light up the peaks, making for a breath-taking sight. Of course, we waited for the lights to come on, but got tired… and as predicted, as we reached the bottom of the mountain, all the lights came on.

Boo!!! Shame on you, lights!