my poor legs

we had the day off yesterday for "children's day" (yay children!), so jared and i decided to not be lazy for once. we went to bulmosan (a nearby mountain) for a little hike, or so we thought. after a 15 minute cab ride, the driver dropped us off and pointed to the mountain. i gathered that he said something like, "go ahead, you can climb it". i thought, "no problem". we'll find a trail, and climb to the top. it will be lovely. well, after about 20 minutes of searching for a non existent trail, we decided that we would climb the vertical hill through the trees and bushes. we climbed through thick brush and at times, i felt as though i needed a machete. it was a lewis and clark moment, except i was less concerned about exploring and more concerned about not getting eaten or killed by an animal or a mountain person. we did this for a good 20 minutes before deciding that we didn't want to end our lives in the woods.

we were on the verge of giving up, but we saw what looked like a trail in the distance past a bunch of farms. with the help of a korean farmer, we were able to get past an electric fence and climb bulmosan. hurrah! hiking is intense. i can't really feel my legs today, but i give the experience an A+ anyway. we came down a different way and were pleased to run into a really pretty temple. we were pretty beat by the end of our trek, and were thrilled to learn that there was no public transportation anywhere near us. so, we continued our hike on the highways of changwon. thankfully we were able to get a cab before we passed out.

we rewarded ourselves with mr. pizza and beer tonight. i'm really into undoing the good that i do for myself.