Tongyeong

Last Saturday John and I went on another excursion with his co-worker's church. We ended up parting from the group and spending the night on a beach (totally planned), but I'll share those photos a little later. I'm not feeling inspired to write, so I'll let the photos and the captions do the heavy lifting.

Here was our first of many group photos, taken at a rest stop.

The first stop was a "cable car" (gondola) ride up to the top of a mountain.

At the top in true Korea style they had "improved" the natural scenery.  This is a fake rock that I am knocking on.

Can you tell which one is real?

View from the top of the mountain.

On our way down we treated ourselves to a mountain berry/persimmon/vinegar drink.  

Lunch was a very famous regional specialty.  Seaweed, rice, and kimchi.  Very special...

Then we took a lovely ferry ride to the sight of a famous naval battle between Korea and Japan.

This was John and my final destination.  I'm not sure why there is a black strip across my chest.

We said goodbye to our fellow passengers (and our bus) reassuring them that we would survive.  And we did!