I promise to use this week to get you all caught up on my doing the last few months. And I shall begin the monstrous challenge where I left off with my trips. I have had two beers tonight, there is a Korean gentalman singing hymns outside my window, and a fluffy kitty cuddled against my back. Iam ready to dig and get this going. That being said.... I have trouble remembering the details of this trip because it took place over two months ago. I know, I am a horrible person. Slap me. I swear though it is because life has been to awesome to stop and still is. But I a forcing myself to take some downtime and catch up before I totally forget everything in my life form the past months. Before you read this, please keep in mind I often have trouble remembering what I had for breakfast this morning, but i shall do my best my friends.
Well, after my last biking trip was so much fun I decided to go on another. This time to the relaxing . I ran into a friend from a previous trip on the bus, so I had lots to look forward to on this trip. We arrived at the ferry in Gunsan early in the morning, around ten, and prepared to take the ocean trip to the island. The ferry was really more of a boat, and myself and several other people found it much more refreshing and interesting to sit out on the back of the ferry and take pictures of passing fishing boats and indulge in a beer or two on the hour and a half long ride to the island. The views were spectacular and for someone still not used to the ocean, it was amazing to see the huge ships docked as we pulled away.
Seonyudo Island
Though a bit rocky, the trip went by quickly and we arrived at the island too soon. on this string of three islands, there are no cars, other then the golf carts used to transport goods and old folks around the island. Upon arrival we grabbed out bags and some bikes and biked about five minutes to the motel we were staying in. Rooms were decided and beds made, then we headed out to explore the island. we decided to bike and drink more beers (something I don't recommend though it was fun) and found ourselves stopping often for pictures, rests and simply to sit and enjoy the beauty around us. It was a really different experience being on this tiny island chain with old fisherman and small houses. We soon discovered some difficulties when we went looking for food and entertaint ment at night. With no bars, and no bonfires allowed on the beach, we had to get creative. After a dinner of kimchi jigae and various sides, we all seemed to find ourselves wandering to the nearest beach to sit on the shore and relax for a bit before the sunset. we got to do lots of talking and absorbing the precious sun, which now seems less precious at the time though it was one tof the first 80 degree days we had and after a long, cold winter, it felt splediferous.
The sunsets here are famous, and we made sure to get good seats among the tide pools on the rocks to watch the world turn pink, orange, purple, and finally dark blue before we headed back to the beach to set off the fireworks we had bought at the local store. We spent a few good hours drinking beer, eating snacks, and setting off fireworks on the beach before most of us drifted of to bed. We were supposed to wake up at about 6 and go watch a miraculous sunrise, but When I dragged myself from the floor and warm blankets and looked out my window, I saw only fog and decided to take the spare three hours to collapse back the the floor and pass out again. Three hours later I was showered and fed and ready to begin day two of the trip.
This day started with a hike up to the highest peak on the island, which wasn't that high but was still quite the scary hike over loose rocks and steep ledges. I made it to the top where the wind almost blew me off and then made it down, all without dying or breaking a limb. I then went to check out the "Moses Miracle that occurs each day as the tides go out. I had never seen tides in action before and I was amazed how far the water disappeared. We took advantage of the withdrawn water to walk out two a few small rock islands and then took to hunting razor clams. many people eat these, but our purpose was more one of curiosity turned shear determinations to catch one of the tricky bastards. It involved digging a hole to locate a small hole in the sand then pouring salt on it to get the clam to surface. We then had to snatch it like a Jedi ninja and not kill the clam in the process. After hiking and clamming and a huge lunch of fried chicken, we wandered a nit more and lay on the beach relaxing before we had to collect our things and leave this little island paradise We grudgingly packed up around 2 pm and made our way back to the ferry. The way back involved little talking and a lot of napping until we arrived at the bus and then headed home. It was a wonderful trip. Relaxing and fun and different then I had imagined. Dash was happy to see me when I got home and I was happy to see my bed. I have a few more pictures to share from the trip and then I am heading to bed. In the morning I get a bike! Finally after two months of searching I have found one, I think. Fingers crossed. It would certainly help out my work out routine. Tomorrow.... The tail of the three day island adventure, I think. Night y'all.
