Day 165: Beach Bums

Today was such a great day!

We all woke up fairly early, beacuase it's damn hard to sleep in a tent when the sun comes up, and it gets really hot early. By 9am it was already close to 30 C outside and I also recall, at around 5am or so when I went pee, that nearby there are a lot of...roosters?? haha! Okay... Not the sound you'd expect to hear around here!

We made a really yummy breakfast, and then headed down to the beach for the day. We then proceeded to spend *the entire day* down at the beach! Myeongsa isn't the nicest beach I've seen, but it's not crazy crowded like most beaches are in Korea, and is really pretty. The weather was HOT HOT HOT today and I absolutely loved it! The rainy season has ended in Korea and now it's nothing but clear blue skies and SOARING temperatures! They're expecting the hottest summer in over 50 years in Korea and I believe it! It had to have been close to 40 C today... We alternated between swimming and sun-bathing and it was great just to relax all day and read my book. We only got up when we wanted to swim, or wanted a snack or drink, and it was awesome!

The only downside with all this was that Brian and Pauline ended up getting quite the nasty sunburn! We made some pasta diner back at camp and then went back down to The Strip for beers. We all got drinks and then watched a most breathtaking sunset over the offshore islands in the distance. Crimson and gold and orange and magenta and danced and flowed across the horizon and we all just sat in peace and awe. After the sun went down we went to a local store and hung out on their patio tables all night long. We drank our beer and played Scrabble and Crib while enjoying the warm ocean breezes. Man, life as a beach bum rocks!!