Fall colors

Dad and Mom decided on Saturday night that we should take a quick overnight trip to Mt. Sorak so we could see some of Korea's fall colors. Sunday morning we all quickly threw a change of clothes into some suitcases and then hit the road. Traveling in Korea is always a unique experience for a bunch of English-speaking foreigners. Despite the fact that we now have to cram to get everything ready for co-op tomorrow, it was good to get away for a few hours and enjoy some hiking.

Looking out over the ocean

The beach was pretty much deserted

Trying not to get wet

The reaction of a Florida person finally seeing the ocean :)

After the beach, we headed to Mt. Sorak. Here are some of the pictures from our hiking:

The sun rising over the mountains

These two are inseparable

This lady was selling some of the very unusual snacks offered by vendors all over Korea. No matter where you go in Korea, whether you are in downtown Seoul or trudging up a mountain trail, there will always be people selling "treats." These include such things as boiled silk worm larvae, bean paste bread, dok (rice dough), corn-on-the-cob (which we refer to as "bean-on-the-cob" because it tastes nothing like our corn in the U.S.), chestnuts, squid, roots, etc. Hungry?