Last day in the mountains

You can see how steep it was. Sorry I couldn't turn picture.

We spent the 4th of July crossing raging mountain streams and clammering up the mountainside. (I'm beginning to sound like John.) We started around 7:30am and it was a perfect day. We hiked along a river and then up a cliff to a cave high in the mountain.  It was incredibly steep but there were ladders. It was worth the pain because from the top we could see waterfalls, mountain peaks, and the river. 

We went to the beach briefly. John went into the Pacific Ocean for the first time. Korean beaches are a little strange because few people wear bathing suits. No, they aren't naked; they were shorts and T-shirts. No one sunbathes and they hid under umbrellas. I think most people can't swim because they rent floats and stay on them.

We had a nice bus trip. I sprang for the first class bus even though it was a dollar more. It has only three seats across, a TV, and double the leg room. It stopped at one rest area. The rest area was much better than in the old days. It used to be that the food choice was soy hamburger or soy hotdog. Now there are many choices. And the toilets are sit down toilets not squat ones!

Three other things I noticed that are different. No one carries their babies on their backs any more; no one squats while waiting for the bus; no one spits on the streets any more. Can you believe it?