I guess in an unofficial celebration of our Lieutenants being so for an entire year... the Evans' came down for another visit and we took advantage of the miserable weather here at Humphrey's to drive to the beach. I had read a few blogs about Mallipo and even though the traffic there (remember, Korean school holidays?) was not ideal, it wasn't horrible either. However, if it had been horrible, it probably still would have been worth it because this beach was pretty darn nice and perfect for kids.
There is a really large parking lot (free) with bathrooms just a few blocks up from the beach. When we got there we didn't really know how the whole thing worked but some kind people took pity on us and gave us their already paid for tarp and umbrella for the rest of the day.
The water at this beach is clear and Rhett was wonderfully entertained by the little schools of fish you could see swimming about. The water is really shallow and the waves were small so Rhett could wade pretty far out without any help. The beach looked really crowded but not miserably so and it wasn't really an issue for us. There are TONS of restaurants and little stores but we loaded up on commissary snacks before the trip so we didn't need to visit any of those.
We will definitely be visiting Mallipo beach again and I'd really love to go on a weekday when it's not so crowded because I think the area surrounding this beach is really pretty but I was distracted by the sea of umbrellas littering the coastline.
The only downside to our beach day was when Chad tried to beat Tim home and got on the "expressway"(15) and.... well.... let's just say that the Evans' children were fed, bathed and in bed by the time we got home HOURS later.
Chad learned a very valuable lesson that day. Take the 32 to Mallipo there and back. He must have forgot about the tortoise and the hare.
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We tried unsuccessfully to catch these little fish in our bare hands. Thankfully, a nice Korean gentleman was able to catch a couple in his hat and shared them with us.
There were lots of little shells all over the beach but we were warned to avoid the long skinny ones. I guess those ones have a little crustacean in them that are enjoyed by violently sucking them out of their little home so that they can serve as an afternoon snack.
Oh and on the drive to the beach I saw this gigantic anime character and I told Sarah that Chad will want to stop there on his way home.
He's so predictable.
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For more information about Mallipo... go here.
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