Things have been going well. The weather has been getting cold the past few weeks but that’s expected. Minhee’s cousin is getting huge, I don’t have any reccent pictures but she is big, she should be giving birth shortly. So it has been a few months since my last post and some interesting things have occurred. We are on our last steps for Minhee’s visa and that chapter will be done. I think it was the last day of August there was a family picnic for her fathers side all and all about 40 some people came. Thought it was going to be canceled since I woke up to the sound of thunder bit the bus deposit was non-refundable so on went the show. Got to see a part of Korea that I hadn’t been too so that was nice. Had a BBQ, consumed soju (96 bottles were drank that day), caught crabs, and went on a boat ride. September went by did some fishing, planned my trip, and almost broke my finger. October 6th of this year was Chusuk (Korean Thanksgiving) so visited the relatives on both sides of her family. Rode up to Seoul with her brother then departed for Weihai, China on the 9th. Wanted to go to Dandong a border town between China and North Korea but that was the day The North Koreans did their bomb test. Took the slow boat to China which was nice, watched a few movies, went in the spa, drank a few beers then went tot bed and was there. Went to 3 cities in all and got to see some real back countrty of China. Ate too much, even got to eat ranch flavored dorritos not chinese food but missed food that can’t be found in Korea. The cities I went too were a mix of German and Chinese flair and I don’t think they get that many travelers. Got a few stories but will have to wait until I get home. Went to the sea one Saturday with the hopes to do some salmon fishing, couldn’t fine any so did what I like doing driving and getting lost. Korea is not that big of a country so the chances have it if you are lost you won’t be lost for too long. Anyways came across a pottery festival, got to see five different styles of traditional pottery, plus eat at a pig roast and drink makulli. Well hope all is well for you and have a good Thanksgiving.

Greetings. Hope everyone is doing as good as I am. The month of July was just a lot of rain and then some more so that pretty much wiped out the thought of fishing or even going on a picnic. Did do some grilling but had to do that while hanging onto an umbrella. Went to a hot spring resort was more interesting than I thought it would be, got to see some flowers that look like birds. Went down to Busan to visit some relatives, but before doing so we decided to go to the beach, I never seen so many people on one beach. As it turned into the evening the human carpet that covered the beach and the first 10 meters of water disappeared just leaving trash everywhere, of all the times I didn't have my camera. Was reading the paper the next day and they said there was over 800,000 people on the beach that day. What is the size of the beach you ask not that big . Plan to go back one more time just to take that picture. The other weekend went up to the northwest corner of Korea and got to see some things. Also got a peek at north korea, not what not all that much. The place around where we stayed had problems with north korean spies coming over some years ago.
Went to a fossil museum got to see some dinosaur eggs, some fish in rocks, and a bug in some amber just like in the movies. Have one more interview left and that should be it for Min-hee's visa. Take a easy and avoid the heat if you can.

So the other night went bowling with Minhee. There are some weird people in Korea. They have more gadgets then the pros. So was watching the guys on both sides of us bowl, all of them had some metal looking gloves on that prevented them from bending there wrist and kept their index finger in a standing position. They all were trying to bowl like the pros, you know when it looks like the ball is going into the gutter then it comes spinning out and knocks them all down. I have never seen so many gutterballs, myself on the other hand just roll it straight down, where it starts thats the only line it knows. I found out when your a bad bowler such as myself a few strikes by luck make you look good. Well off to enjoy a Sunday. Cheers.