Sung to the tune of Gilligan's Island:

Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale,
a tale of a fateful trip.
That started from this Korean port,
aboard this tiny spaceship. (Tera Burn)
The mate was a mighty Happy (Valley) woman,
the skipper a dancing queen.
Five passengers set forth that day,
for (at least) a three hour tour, a three hour tour¡¦¡¦¡¦
The drinks started getting rough,
the mate's cookies were almost tossed.
If not for the courage of the dancin' crew,
the T. Burn would be dull; the T. Burn would be dull.
The Kangneungers took ground on the shore of this uncharted little spot,
with Catherine, the lao-ocean too,
the gay guy, and his biatch,
the British bird, the snowboarder and Rachael,
here at the Tera Burn!

The seven of us (Me, Kate, Rachael, Misty, Giselle, Kiran, & Paul) spent Saturday night in Sockcho, livin' it up at the Tera Burn.  I've heard of this bar before from others who have been there, but this was the first I went myself.  It's a metallic mass of wonder, that is known as the "spaceship cafe" by Korean.  We arrived at the cafe and it DID look like some sort of spaceship.  I almost felt like I was entering Heaven's Gate's headquarters, and should be wearing my Nikes.  The place was really cool inside - a nice atmosphere.  Our Kangneung group started to dwindle as the night wore on, because some people were going to hike Sorak-san the next day.  Kate and I ended up being the lone Kangneung survivors as we head to the nori-bang with four other people around 4:40 am.  By the time we finished belting classic tunes like Bon Jovi's "Bed of Roses", the sun was rising over the beach.  I haven't been up with the sun in a long time, and it was such a beautful, surreal sight.  It was one of those moments that really makes you glad you're alive.  I'm giving an open invitation for anyone from Sockcho to visit Kangneung.  If nothing else, the International Folklore Festival is being held in Kangneung from June 11-27, 2004.

To see more pictures from this night, click here.

The Tera Burn	Except for Glyn and Rachael, the rest of us were visiting from Sockcho
Mingling	The sun rising at the beach