Day #5 - 6: Daegu to Mungyeong

So let's talk about gear and what we're actually carrying. The other day, a buddy asked, "How do you carry all those bags and the trailer full of kids?" It's slow going but now after a few days of riding we're hitting our stride and I'm accustomed to the weight, finally. 

Since I had broken two spokes the first two days, I was nervous for the rest of the trip. We decided to shift a lot of the weight from my back panniers to either the trailer or Holly's bike. You can see Holly's purple bag on the back of her bike getting larger and larger somehow. 

What we carry:

- Diapers and milk to last the whole journey because Japanese products are superior.

- 1 stove, tupperware, bowl, utensils, Food for one meal as we tend to buy as we go and we don't want to carry too much crap. Treats throughout the day.

- 2 outfits for Holly, 3 for me, 4 for the Bean, 5 for the Red Dragon, and a bunch of spit-up rags for him.

- 1 Tent, two sleeping pads, 3 sleeping bags, a bed sheet, and blankie for Joaquim, 1 towel.

- Labtop, 3 powerbanks, 5 books for the Bean, various toys for both kids, journal.

- Few bike tools and spare tubes, toiletries.

- 2 raincoats.

Look at that girl go!

Another stamp! The vending machines are decent here. Not as ubiquitous as Japan but they got fun selections.

Sometimes they build out the bike paths to extend out over the water. It's all neat.

Every bridge in the K Water District has a unique design. The stamps we get at the telephone booths reflect those designs.

We stop once or twice a day for the kids to play at the park. There are loads of parks along the 4 Rivers Trail.

Next campsite! I'm teasing, we didn't stay here, you crazies.

Another stamp and that much closer to the 100 grand!

I try to be present as well as look to the future even in the most dire of situations, such as taking a pic of the huge blowout Joaquim did for posterity's sake. We just took him over the sink and hosed him off rather than use half a bag of wet wipes. This was so nasty.

This restaurant at the campsite opened just for us and they held the Red Dragon so we could enjoy our food.

Bean's about to take a bath. I love that the campsites have showers.

I was setting up my tent and the lady suggested we sleep inside the toy room to get out of the cold.

Telephone booth is under repairs, so they had this makeshift one.

Can't beat a spring morning ride!

Nazis in 10 km. Beware.

I love a steep grade.

Slaves in the field.

There's usually one or two people at the telephone booths also trying to get the prize money.

It's like the Giants of Argonath from Fellowship of the Ring.

Anti-minimalism at its finest.

This bike path was free for cyclists. A huge footprint of a building and very nice campus. I don't know how they afford it.

A small museum that was mostly in Korean.

They made it seem like this was the first bike ever made. A snake bike.

Look how neat this one is.

Our refuge.

I've never seen a published grade steeper than this. 25%. Fortunately, we were riding down it, not up. It was wild.

That little stone structure next to the telephone booth where Holly is getting our stamp was a drinking fountain. Top that, Minimalists!

There we are! Now no one can say we didn't bike Korea.

I love when they play. Joaquim likes wrestling with her.