Last week, we bought a car. A well used 1993 Daewoo Lemans.
It was a three day weekend, so we decided to take our new ride out for a spin and explore the country a bit. We drove an hour or so west to Masan and then turned south to Tongyeong. After crossing one of the two bridges to Sanyang Eup, we did some sightseeing. We were in the Hallyeo Maritime National Park and it was great. This national park is famous for its hundreds of small islands and clear waters.
On Saturday, we went to some viewpoints and then found a small family-run hotel along the island's ring road. Our room is on the top-left of the red brick building - over the restaurant.
We had a nice dinner downstairs. The side dishes all looked home-made. We ordered the same soup and it came in the same bowl.
After dinner, we walked up hill behind the town. Rie and I both feel very comfortable in small fishing villages, surrounded by hillside farms.
On Sunday morning, we got on a ferry. The ferry was very crowded with at least 100 gore-tex clad hikers. Some of the older women passed the hour-long ride to Yeonhwa Island by singing. Once we got to the island, they all got off and formed small guided groups for the hike to a Temple.
After most of the people got off, we continued on another 30 minutes to Yokji Island.
Yokji Island is fairly small. We drove to the opposite side of the island from the ferry and found this lovely place to stay.
The rest of Sunday was spent taking small walks in the hills and along the ocean. We met this fisherman from Pakistan.
We also met a group of people having a sea-side picnic. They gave us some watermelon as we passed by. On our way back, we picked a bunch of raspberries for them.
Monday morning, we enjoyed some more drives around the island and walks along the beach until the 11:00 am ferry back to the mainland and our drive home. All in all, it was an excellent little get-away and we are looking forward to a few more as the summer progresses.
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