Month: July 2022

July 23, 2022

The weather said rain, so we said museum. I was honestly not expecting much, but was pleasantly surprised. They had some legit vehicles on premises. Mason spotted a cabinet full of models when we walked in, only later in the evening did we realize that those were the models of all the real cars that we would get to see that day.

Mason’s favorite was the blue Porsche. In fact, Mason has been spotting Porsches since he was 2 years old. I wonder if Mason will be a car lover someday? Time will tell. We had pork cutlets nearby after the museum before heading back to his grandparents.

July 16, 2022

We decided to head west to the Yellow Sea. Got to drive right under Incheon Airport’s runway on the way in and experienced a few planes’ landing what felt like was on our heads. We made a stop by a very quirky coffee shop before the beach.

The beach was a muddy mess which was heaven for Mason. Although he was not as fond navigating his way through seagull feeding frenzy we had to contend with to get there. Unfortunately we missed the daily publicly-ran clam digging session but were both happy to watch the incoming tide invade our space as a concession. It gave us a moment to discuss the moon and how drastically a close friend can affect your own course.

Can’t beat fresh fish walked from beach to restaurant for dinner or a day at the pool on Sunday with HK.

July 9, 2022

I have been going to Miranda Hotel’s sauna since the very first time HK brought me to Eecheon (that’s a long time). Now, we finally have good reason to enjoy their small water park. It did not disappoint, perfect for a 4-year-old and his Dad.

We actually went 2 days in a row, both Saturday and Sunday, with HK joining in on Sunday (Oh Beak!). Mason’s grandma’s discount brought the total for 3 to KRW 50,000. I bet we hit this spot again this summer, it was a nice way to cool down.

I also got Mason to take some very basic steps to learning to swim by convincing him to put his face under water. You got to start somewhere, right? Later on, we both got quite a surprise when he slipped off the pool’s huge floating dinosaur and got caught underneath it, under water. Luckily, I was there to immediately pull him out. Hindsight – this episode was probably his first real step to learing to swim.