Chusok Vacation

What a blast. Had such a good time.

The first three days, I admittedly drank too much and slept too late but the weather was crap anyway. So, finally sick of sleeping off hangovers all day we decide to do stuff.

Weather is hot so we decide to head down to Jungmoon beach on the south side of the island. Take a taxi to the Crow Plaza hotel in Shin Jeju; from there catch a bus to the Hyatt JungMoon. Wasn't crowded because all the Koreans spend Chusok with the family, and the ride was only about 30 minuites.

We get off at the Hyatt and take the steps down to the beach and whoa! if it ain't perdy! A bay of dark blue ocean, pressed against a sandy shore that slants sharply up to rolling green hill and huge rocky cliff on either side where the developers have built their expensive hotels.

Anne-Marie, Alicia, Kiel, and me all took the bus together and met Doug, Woody, his girlfriend Laurie and Chris there because they'd taken their bikes. We played in the waves and tide was strong, water salty but not too much and Doug laughed at me again when I said I was worried about being stung by a jelly fish. He said there's nothing in the ocean here that stings; and I figure he knows because he's lived here a year and grew up in Austrailia...Still, I don't go out too far.

We got hungry and went up to find a little snack shop that had plastic tables set up. Ordered some noodles in soup with egg and vegetables and hot spices, a beer and a cigarette of course. The view was pretty awesome because we were high on the hill; four p.m. sunshine shimmering off the pale blue ocean and I thought: "ah....this is the life."

In summer the surf is supposed to rival Hawaii. I can't wait.

Afterwards we snuck up for a swim in the Hyatt's pool -- as the Korean's don't swim this time of year, it was empty and no one cared if we were there -- niiiice. Man-made waterfalls passed into a swim up bar that sadly was not open. Palm trees all around. Yeah! Afte the dirt and stink of China, I couldn't wipe the smile off my face.

Ran into Lisa and some of her girlfriends who had rented scooters and driven down. Lisa said: "I've got the need for speed now man." Cause although she'd driven her car here (like a maniac) this was her first time driving scooter. She and her friends had set up tents on the beach and were camping there for the night. Totally want to do that soon. Erin, who works at the Language Center as well, also always camps at Hamdok beach and all around. Can't do it back in Canada cause we have too many retarted laws that prohibit any kind of fun, but there's no problem here. Maybe this weekend?...

Today, is thursday, back at work but it's only for two days and then the weekend again. Well, time for lunch. Cheers everyone!