A trip to the zoo!

Yesterday, David and I went to the Seoul Grand Park along with several other Moms. This was first time we've return to Seoul since arriving in February. Caravanning with 7 other vans was not the easiest feat on a highway and we lost 2 vehicles along the way with the traffic. As we exited the highway, we pulled off the side of the road to wait for the others. While we were waiting, I stalled the car and couldn't restart it. This actually happened the day prior but we were at the gas station on base. The mechanic cleaned and tightened the connections to the battery and the car seemed fine and trustworthy to drive again. Apparently this was not the case. (BTW, this is a borrowed vehicle.) One resourceful mom called the car center on base and they would come and pick up the car. Just leave the car unlocked and keys in the visor. There was nothing else I could do so we packed up our things in another van and continued to the zoo. Good thing David took a 50 minute nap on the way up so he was a pretty happy guy.

The Grand Park is pretty amazing and very well done. It's a large zoo and we didn't even see a quarter of it. Of course, when you are trying to coordinate with 7 other mom and lots of kids, it take a long time to get through potty breaks/diaper changes. And it seemed like the Korean children may have had the week off as well. There were quite a few exhibits and we caught a dolphin show as well. I also had a little helper who volunteered to push the stroller most of the day. Overall, it was a beautiful day, the cherry blossoms were blooming and we were out of the apartment. As an added bonus, admission was less than $3/person. We have plans to return!

Not sure how the car fared. At 3 PM, I received a call saying they couldn't find the car but by 4:30, the car was back at Osan. So we are back to walking today.