What the fuck are you doing on my mountain?
Heard from the wife today and she related an encounter she had with a pack (herd?) of wild boars whilst hiking on Bukhansan. She said there were five or six of them and they were very close. She was so scared that she stood completely still for thirty minutes until the beasts moved away. She ended her story with the statement “I thought I was gonna die”. Although she was genuinely frightened by the experience I thought it was pretty funny. Then I read up a little on the South Korean variety of this beast and learned they can and do attack humans. In fact, by standing completely still Jee Yeun did exactly what the experts suggest to avoid provoking the boar to violence.
A South Korean boar in the wild. They are bigger than I imagined.
Nothing so exciting taking place on this side of the Pacific. It’s Thanksgiving day and I’m spending it alone. By choice mind you. I had a gracious invitation from the mother of my children to join them for a family celebration of the holiday, but I declined. I can’t say why precisely and I hope I didn’t hurt any feelings. I’m just not feeling sociable these days I guess.
This will have to do.
Sounds like a close call. But I bet the Missus could have made ham sandwiches out of those boars had they been unwise enough to attack.
The photo of that meal looks like something a single guy would pull out of his fridge. Hope you enjoyed the fare. Maybe drive up to Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, at Christmastime and enjoy the “groaning board” meal service, which I hear is pretty awesome. (Shields Tavern is one place in the old town that serves a groaning board.) You’ll probably need to reserve early.
Yep, that’s exactly how I prepared my “feast”. The pie was good though. And the daughter brought by a plate with all the traditional trimmings so it turned out fine. Thanks for the tip on Williamsburg but I fully intend to be back in Seoul by Christmas. One way or another.
See you soon, then!