So Now We Are In Mokpo

Mokpo is a relatively small fishing town on the west coast of the country. We left the hotel in Busan after a breakfast with a family from New Zealand who had been traveling around Asia for about 15 months and hoped to be on the road for over 2 years. Crazy! It was cool to get their insight on what it was like to travel around this continent with their kids.
4 hours of bus travel later, we were where we are now.
Yesterday we just took the day off, only stopping our homeschooling and relaxing to go in a brief walk around our neighborhood.
Today was a bit more eventful as we hiked up in the hills in the center of the city. The views were great and we got some good exercise. There were some very convenient wind blowers (think opposite of vaacums) that as you can see you the last pictures Nick and Dad took advantage of.
At the very highest peak there where these Kestrels that just kept swooping and diving around the rocky outcroppings. It was amazing and we rested aand just enjoyed watching them for a few minutes. They were so fast I couldn’t get any good pictures, believe me, I tried. At one point one of the birds of prey shot probably no more than 15 feet from Nick and I.
We hope to stay here in this mellow little city for a while before heading back to Seoul. Michele booked tickets for a DMZ tour! In a short time our family will be getting as close to North Korea as we will probably ever get! Stay tuned!