14 June, 2009

Muuido: A Day (or two) at the Beach

So Sarah left last Thursday and I was sorry to see her go but she’ll doubtless be sorrier once she finds out what I got up to after she left: a real beach trip!*
See, last weekend was a trip to the East Sea – the one between Korea and Japan – and although we had fun, the weather was a bit off and the water downright cold. By contrast, this weekend was a trip to the West Sea – the one between Korea and China – and both the weather and water were sublime. Check it:


Although the West Coast tides are a bit extreme…


So it was a good, relaxing weekend. The beach was actually on an island off the coast, so it was wonderfully isolated (as compared with Seoul proper). After our first swim we came back to find an impromptu, barefoot soccer game underway on the beach. Naturally we joined in and it was, honestly, the most fun I’ve had in months.



This is what happens when you score. Fortunately I didn’t score. I did help though...^^


That night we had a bonfire on the beach, watched the stars come out, lit fireworks, and drank a lot of soju. No one woke up for the sunrise hike but we did eventually stumble out to the tallest peak on the island and were rewarded with views like this:

... and people like this:

Yep, all in all it was a great weekend. I met some great people, go to know a few others better still, and came back with a wicked tan. Muuido, mi corazon, nos vemos pronto. ^^

* Shh… don’t tell her!

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