Memorial Weekend

Yes, Memorial Day is an American holiday. So there was nothing special going on in Korea. The weather has been just perfect here, so on Saturday we drove out to Guemosan again, where we had previously seen the paddle boats on the lake at the base of the mountain. It is a small man made lake, though it is fed by the small stream that runs down from the mountain. The place was packed with Koreans spending a day in nature, away from the city. There were only a few people out on the lake though, so it was nice to be paddled around by my husband! The girls were complete opposites; one of them was scared and kept asking to go back, while I had to keep both hands on the other to prevent her from jumping out of the boat!







Across the street from the lake is a small amusement park, with rides comparable to a traveling fair. We took the girls there, but you had to buy different tickets for each ride at the central ticket kiosk for each ride, which was difficult for us since we don't speak Korean. Turns out it didn't really matter since they were too small for most of them anyway. They had numerous coin operated rides, like you see at the mall, so we let them ride several of those.

Daddy joining the fun!

On Monday, Memorial Day itself, some people from church went back to Guemosan and I decided to go with them. We paddled the boats around the lake again, then took the cable car up to the top of the mountain. The last time I went up it was winter, so this time everything was different. I didn't have my camera since I was man-handling two children. Take my word, it was beautiful. We met a curious squirrel who would get within an arms reach, then run up the rocks again. We also saw some cute chipmunks, and watched another squirrel get punished for invading a magpie nest. Everyone else went up to the cave, but I've been on that path before and was not eager to retrace those steps! We finished up the day with late lunch/early dinner at the Lotte Mart food court.

While I was out on the lake paddling, Matt was on the ocean fishing. Actually it was more like in the harbor, but whatever. He took an MWR (Morale, Welfare, & Recreation) fishing trip. They had a boat driver and supplies provided and caught some fish, which were then pooled and filleted, and they all ate sushi from their freshly caught fish.


So, the lake,the ocean harbor, and on Tuesday some shopping in downtown Daegu complete with awesome Krispy Kreme doughnuts! (One of the things I bought was a t-shirt that says "Boston, Massachubatts"! {not a typo}) Turned out to be a typical American holiday weekend after all!