Boryeong Mud Festival

What can I say about the Boreyong Mud festival??? ... We went to a city about 2 hours north of Mokpo and when we got there we played in the mud!


I don't have much time to write so I'm cheating and here is what the net says about the festival:
The Boryeong Mud Festival is an annual festival which takes place during the summer in Boryeong, South Korea. The first Mud Festival was staged in 1998 and, by 2006, the festival attracted 1.5 million visitors to Boryeong. The mud is dug up near Boryeong, trucked to the Daecheon beach area, and dumped at a 'Mud Experience Land'.The mud is considered rich in minerals and used to manufacture cosmetics.


The town fathers and mothers discovered that the mud is more lucrative as a tourist attraction than using the muddy fields for agriculture.



Here are the photos:

Clean, and in our matching outfits.

Still clean...About to take a filthy plunge...

MUDDY!!! :)

Nice shorts Mr Clean!

After 2 days of fun in the mud (and the rain of course because it is still rainy season!) we have soft, healthy skin!

We are now off to teach a 5 day overnight camp in Geoksong ... more adventures to come!