

Girlfriday: Noooo, not Bo-gummie! He’s too little for jail! We go back to the present for now, with a long stretch just driving through the desert. Javabeans: Ack! “Who’s the driver?” Bo-gum: “It was me. The screen turns an ominous black as we’re told that Bo-gum takes the wheel five hours later… Bo-gum sleeps every time someone new is sleeping next to him in the backseat, and he apologizes for sleeping too much, promising to drive the next leg of the journey. Girlfriday: Then it’s back on the road with Kyung-pyo at the wheel, while Jae-hong gets to nap. He shows it to the screen later, and it’s kind of cute how awed he seems at the meaning of YOLO, which he’s hearing for the first time now. Javabeans: Joon-yeol thinks so too, and pauses while she types something into his phone. Girlfriday: They stop when they see a group of foreign travelers, and meet a college girl who’s traveling alone. They wake up when they arrive at the national park, where the paved roads turn to dirt, and with Joon-yeol back in the driver’s seat we see the car having some fun swerving back and forth in the wide path.


Joon-yeol is sleepy too, but insists he’ll stay awake to keep Jae-hong company… and cut to Joon-yeol fast asleep in the passenger seat. Javabeans: With Jae-hong driving, the two boys in the backseat quickly conk out once they’re on the road. I guess these boys are getting way dirtier, which necessitates the daily(ish) cleaning. I still can’t believe they wore the same clothes eight days in a row. Javabeans: Then the boys take a shower and wash their shirts, so I’m at least relieved that cleanliness seems more of a concern than with the Iceland boys. Girlfriday: You know, I was skeptical about the curry-and-baguette combo, but they eat it so deliciously that I want to try it. Javabeans: They even get to eat at a proper table, rather than squatting in the dirt like last night. The guy who lets them use the kitchen is very friendly and they end up chatting with him and taking a group photo. Girlfriday: Well that’s a lot easier than making fire. They sneak some seasonings from the tables - oh haha, then they actually ask to use the restaurant kitchen and are allowed back to use a proper stove from the staff. Javabeans: On the upside, this campsite is closer to the main site so they can go to the shop and restaurant there, whereas last night they were farther out. Girlfriday: Oh no, did we learn nothing from last night? They prepare all the ingredients… and then look blankly at the fire pit, because they have no fire. Javabeans: It’s just weird to see them doing all the food prep in the car’s trunk. Not that a butter knife is all that useful - Jae-hong ends up smashing garlic with his hands in the end. I’m amazed they even thought to steal the silverware. Girlfriday: The plane hoarding is becoming a regular thing. I’m pretty sure that’s what gave them the idea. It reminds me of the other Youths trip where they stole sauce packets from the plane to hoard for later. Javabeans: In a quick flashback to the plane, we see Joon-yeol asking a flight attendant if he can keep the silverware after the meal, and the guy tells him okay, promising to look the other way. Girlfriday: Back at base camp, Joon-yeol takes over the camera so that the crew can sleep, and he films a cooking segment with Jae-hong and his assistant Bo-gum, who just stands by with a smile and answers everything, “Yes, Chep!” Javabeans: In the car, Jae-hong starts to say, “Of the Youths Over Flowers series…” and Bo-gum finishes, “They say we’re the youngest.” Jae-hong has a mini-freakout over how Bo-gum read his mind when he could have said a number of things, and then he and Joon-yeol say in unison, “Like we came the farthest.” They have another mini-freakout at their telepathy. He says they’ll have curry… with baguette? Okay.

Girlfriday: After rolling down the sand dunes at sunrise, the boys head back to camp for breakfast, and everyone turns to Chef Jae-hong for today’s menu. 99 MaMaYouths Over Flowers in Africa: Episode 3 by girlfriday
