DONGHAE EXCURSION

Donghae Beach (5 min from our hotel.)

Last weekend we traveled to Donghae on the eastern coast of Korea for a weekend of beaches, beer and Buddhist temples. Mrs. Shim who runs Fulbright in South Korea told us expressly not to work at all while in Donghae. Instead we spent three sunny days hiking, visiting temples, swimming in the ocean, setting off fireworks on the beach, and eating pat bingsu. It was lazy. It was wonderful. And it left me sunburned and reeling at the pace of this last week. Still 100% worth it. I had forgotten that there are oceans outside of San Francisco and they are sunny and they are warm. The beach at Donghae has a strong surf so swimming is only allowed in a small area. On the other hand this meant the beach was awesome for body surfing and tube floating.