The Boreyeong Mud Festival is the biggest in Korea and has to be the most fun you can have here without shooting things over the border. We joined a tour group early Saturday morning in Seoul and had the mandatory Maccas breakfast before taking the bus 4 hours to our destination half way down the Korean penninsula bordering the Sea of China. Our first stop in the afternoon was a massive mud flat that is used by the Korean Special Armed Corps as a training field. The antics incuded a ccular blow up wrestling ring, numerous races and just general carnage as people were covered head to toe in mud over our compulsory army fatigues. This even before the mud fighting and tackling had started. our team won both the mens and womens team and individual wrestling titles. Showrs consistd of a water tanker with a maniacal Korean on top with a high pressure hose.

 

After a beer to restore the order we headed to our accomodation closer to the swimming beach before spending the rest of the afternoon covering ourselves in yet more mud from pools spoadically placed along the beach. Each pool had different kinds of mud and different Koreans always keen on tempting mudless foreigners into their hovels with different coloured mud. Needless to say we enjoyed the sun, clean air and beers playing football, volleyball and swimming in the sea. After dinner and a marvellous version of the New Zealand anthem from our thrid storey balcony tunes were required. Brad and I managed to find a internet cafe and bought the owners speakers from his own computer as he was playing a game. Everything is attainable if the priace is right. After this it all got a little hazy with 'Kim Jong Il' the new drink made with the combined madness of soju and Jagermeister. We camped ourselves along the beach before indulging in one of many nude runs to the sea and back to our clothes. By the end of the night the running had decreased to a strut and the shamefulness had been removed with more than one Krean posing for photos in our glory. I apoligize in advance if one of these comes into your possession.

 

Sunday with clear skies, heat and humidity along with a few hours sleep wasn't pleasant but we managed to sunbath, swim and make our way to the bus terminal for a torturous ride home, and I had a seat!!! Photos up when I get some.