Today Jade and I hooked up with some former coworkers and friends, Silver and Violet (English Names). Most Korean teachers here create English names. It was really good to see them. It's been many months since Jade and I have seen them. They are both very busy with work and family life. They stopped by our apartment and then we went out for a bite to eat. The food was really good. We had a verity of shellfish, shrimp, Kulguksue( knife noodle soup) and a Korean seafood pancake. I'm still full and it's 4 hours later!!! Tomorrow Jade and I are hooking up with one of her friends to do a bit of shopping. There are still a few things we have to buy for our trip to Canada. Like a few bottles of soju for Scott and Darcy. I know how they love that stuff!!! Four days and counting!!!

Well I had another good day out with some of my students and their mothers. They took Jade and I to Incheon museum and then out to a Chinese restaurant. It was a good time!! The weather was really nice today and I saw some interesting things at the museum. The last week of work has been pretty fun thus far, but I can't wait for it to end. It's hard to concentrate on work when you know it will be over soon. Ten more days and Jade and I will be back in the good'ol Miramichi!! YEEEEEEEHAAAAAA!!! Well that's it for today. I'll tell you about tomorrow, tomorrow. My adult evening class is taking Jade and I out for some drinks and a meal. Should be fun!!

Just a quick note!! My class took Jade and I out for a meal today. It was my farewell party from the school. The food was really good. We had BBQ duck. Oh what a taste!!! It's the best duck I've ever had. Darcy, we are going to have to go shoot some Ducks while I'm home. You have to taste BBQ duck. The restaurant was also very nice. It was done in a log cabin style, with a central hearth. The class also chipped in and gave me a cash gift. It was very nice of them. They are truly wonderful people. I will really miss them!! Well I guess that's it for today.

Moegee is the Korean word for mosquito and boy there were a bunch of them out today. Jade and I went to her parent's tomb in order to cut back the weeds and vines. We planted grass on the tomb in the spring, but it didn't take. The vines grow so quickly here, due to the hot wet climate and it hindered the growth of the grass. Next year we're going to have to go more often and keep cutting them back. The weather here was good for working and we got a lot done. We cleaned the tomb up in about two hours and then headed for home. You should see Jade's face, it is all swollen from mosquito bites. I feel sorry for her!!! The photo of the peppers is a really common sight here at this time of year. A lot of farmers dry their peppers on the sidewalks. Each pepper is cleaned and split open by hand, in order to dry them. Pepper paste and ground red pepper is a big part of the Korean diet. It is found in just about every dish.

Had a great day out birding today.. Added 5 new birds to my list! I happened to run into a couple for South Africa who were also out birding. I spent most of the day with them.. I think I'll go out with them again sometime. They're pretty cool. They both have degrees in biology and spent two years in the Amazon doing wildlife guiding before coming to Korea.
The only problem is that I got a wicked sunburn on my face and arms. I left the house at 9:30 and didn't get in until around 8:00. It's the start of the fall migration season here in South Korea and It was good to get out and see the new arrivals. The 2 highlights of the day were seeing a Brown Hawk Owl and a group of about 40 black-faced spoonbills. I was a little disappointed that I didn't get a picture of the brown hawk owl, but I got lots of pics of the 40 black-faced spoonbills. That flock makes up more than 1% of the world population. It is one of the rarest birds in the world. There was also a peregrine falcon chasing shore birds around the lagoon I was at. Other highlights were a blue and white flycatcher, greenshanks, great cormorants and black-tailed godwits. All in all it was a pretty good day.

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Well I went downtown today and got myself a new pair of gore-tex hiking boots for hunting season. I tied them up and went for a hike. I hate braking in new boots!!! I went to Incheon grand park for about three hours and took a few photos. The weather was great about 27 degrees. It seems cool compared to about a month ago. I feel great these days, just knowing that I'm going home in less than a month lifts my spirit. I always find that just before I go home time seems to fly by. I have the plane tickets and the boots, I'm ready to rock and roll. I just found out that my brother and his family are going to come up to the camp during deer season. I'm pretty stoked about that. He hasn't spent any time up at the camp yet and I can't wait to have him there. I'm sure his two sons will have a blast. I don't know if Katie will have fun, but I hope she does. She is a bit of a city girl, just like my wife. I think it's the outhouse they don't like, but they should consider themselves lucky, we have a door on it this year!!! Well I guess that's it for today.

Here are a few photos I took over the spring and summer.