::A Geek in Korea::

We had our biggest family activity since I have returned to the United States. It started out with a trip to the Argosy Casino. It turns out that you need to present a picture ID to get into the place, and since we didn’t know, my wife didn’t have her passport ready. We walked out without spending a dime in a casino, which means we came out ahead in the end.

Instead of blowing the money on gambling, we bought lots of fireworks. An excessive amount in fact. We got a large variety of different items dedicated to blowing up in the prettiest ways possible. My mom got put into the Homeland security database for ringing up her purchases on her credit card. Beware our bottle rockets!

From there we went to the Newport Aquarium. For being so far from an ocean, there were a decent collection of sharks and other oceanic creatures. We even got to annoy a cousin that works there.

After that we went to the Purple People Bridge Climb. It was easily the least "XTREME" thing I’ve ever done. For all the safety and preparation, you were basically walking up some stairs. It wasn’t even that tall, considering I’ve climbed roller coasters with no safety equipment before in my younger (and much stupider) days. The view was okay, but I’d wait a few months while the tour guides learn the scenery and get their jokes together. We were lucky not to get caught out in the rain, as we were the tallest objects on the bridges.

Today will be spent watching a knock off of the Blues Brothers in concert in a nearby park. Not my plan, but I didn’t have anything else planned.