Today was a bit of a retrogression on the “gradually feeling better” aspect of this five-day break from radiation therapy. I had a lot of pain in my mouth, even despite my meds. Perhaps I pushed too hard yesterday in trying to eat actual food as opposed to sticking to my semi-disgusting nutrition drinks. This makes me feel less optimistic about a quick recovery once the radiation is done, at the end of next week.
Nevertheless, at least in morning, I took Wendy on a short hike over to Jungsan, to the Yeongcheon temple (영천사). There was a service being held there – it was busier than I’d ever seen it. On the way back down the hill, we met an 84 year-old Korean War veteran and his 78 year-old wife hiking up the mountain to the temple. That was impressive. Like many Korean War veterans, his English was pretty good, so we talked briefly.
Wendy ran out of patience with my mopey, somewhat unsociable hosting – or she ran out of patience with my claustrophobic apartment. So we found a hotel for her, over near the bus station at Baekseok.
I slept part of the afternoon.
A view down the hill from the temple.
[daily log: walking, 4 km]
