Igidae

This morning was chilly and drizzly - perfect for a hike.

Rie and I met Matt, Rie's English teacher, near our house and went for a walk to the nearby park, Igidae Park. We walked along the coast and quickly left the city behind. The trail winds along the rocky shoreline and periodically climbs up to get around cliffs. There are a few Korean Army fox holes along the way and the occasional fisherman down by the water. We even saw one scuba diver getting ready to go for a swim.

After about 90 minutes of enjoyable walking, we came to the end of the land and looked out at the Oryuk-do islands. The Oryuk-do islands are a group of 5 (at high tide) or 6 (at low tide) islands. A bunch of brand-new 50+ story apartment buildings were just built out at the end of the peninsula. Luckily for us, this meant that bus service was out there also. We took a bus back to the university neighborhood and Matt showed us around the restaurant district. We found a bunch of nice places that we want to try sometime.

Since we were all cold and wet, Matt took us to a place for spicy chicken noodle stew. Naturally, it was tasty.

Now we are back home, sitting on our heated floor and warming up. Rie is so warm that she is napping. :)