I joined the foreigner sailing club on Saturday and went out on a dingy and a Hobie cat with my friend Dave.
It's a pretty good time. Someday I would like to sail the Caribbean or the Mediterranean, and then the world!!! Our next conquest will be the J24 (first picture).
We were scheduled to go out on one Sunday but the police weren't letting any boats out due to high winds. This is the most paranoid country I've ever heard of. It's really safe, due to the fact that they don't let anyone do anything exciting. Most Koreans can't swim so they are really protective around the water. When the waves get decent size for surfing here the coast guard shuts down the ocean. It then becomes ILLEGAL TO SWIM/SURF. I'm not talking about enormous scary waves either, I'm talking 10 foot max. The funny thing is that I've heard some surfers go out to surf on those days and the Korean coast guard can't swim out to get them!!! They try to get to the outside but never make it. Haha.
Mosquito update: I got a mosquito net and it is awesome!!! It is a sea life themed net with cute crabs and whales on it. Everything in Korea is "cute". It feels like an underwater camping trip every time I go to bed. It's a lot of fun, I'll post some pics soon.
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Looks like lots of fun! Good to see those lifejackets, too :) We'll send you a report about the Mediterranean and/or Aegean Seas after we get back from Greece! Have a good week with the kiddo's, you must be getting pretty comfortable with that by now, eh?
Love ya Auntie G
p.s. looking forward to a picture of the netting - who says you have to grow up!
Have fun over there. That pic is not us, I wish.
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