August 11-14, 2022
We planned our summer vacation during the busiest time of the year for a vacation in Korea. On Thursday, we stayed in Wonju at the Orchid Hotel. The Spa Suite was fantastic, and we had some of the best food I have ever eaten in my life. The highlights were: of course, the room, but also swimming in the infinity pool in the rain, the ribs that night, the next day’s lunch (beef rolls) and playing in the Wonju’s public waterpark.
Mason and I got to Mangsang around 6pm the next day (HK had to work). Lotteria only was selling bulgogi burgers at Mangsang Beach, so we opted for pizza. The sunset was memorable, almost on the level of Boracay, but not quite. We stayed at the Golden Beach Hotel (motel) and watched the Doosan Bears lose on TV before Squirtle fell asleep.
The next day we played on the beach and Mason got in the ocean for the first time ever. When Paul and Haven arrived in the early afternoon, we all headed to the East Coast Energy Hot Springs Hotel and Convention Center’s pool (whatta name). Mason loved it. That night we stayed in Pyeongchon, ate samgyupsal, met an ornery Russian, and had a foot race that resulted in a fat lip for Mason, but also some extra ice cream. Board games that night might have been Mason’s highlight of the entire trip. On the next day, we went back to Mangsang Beach with Paul and Haven.
We eventually made it back to Seoul that night (11:02 pm), after a memorable rest-stop experience. We had the time of our lives.