Friday night, Anna, Dave, Meghann and I decided to whip up some home made margaritas and enjoy the cool summer weather. We ventured down toward the harbor with the cooler and ingredients and ended up discovering this great platform on the water with freshwater baths and a small shrine. There were a few Koreans coming and going taking baths or offering up gifts and we just sat and watch the glowing lights from the squid boats out in the harbor bob up and down like dozens of floating moons. Afterward Brett and I enjoyed a couple OB's and conversation at a local mart.
In other news, I did a little exploration this weekend with Dave. We went to this island that I believe is called Seogeun-do near the World Cup Stadium. During low tide the water recedes enough for a fairly dry path out to the small island, but when the tide rises, there's no way to get back without getting wet. (Which we learned the hard way.) There were some plank walkways built on the island and a gazebo or two, but it was largely overgrown. We climbed around, I took pictures and had a pretty nice view of the larger -som islands off the coast. On the way home, we swung by Yacheonsa (a large Buddhist temple) to get a quick picture. The night ended (at least for me) with a little barbecue and my first gin and tonics in Korea.