Okay, so we are a bit busy and I have not finished telling all about our fun long weekend in Jeju. Also, the picture page will have to wait another week or so.
Anyway, on Day 3 (Sunday, July 5), I went for another great run from our beach-side hotel in far-eastern Jeju Island. After my shower, we took a very slow hike to the top of Seongsan Ilchubong (Sunrise Peak). We could see the hill from our room and from the top, not surprisingly, we could see our hotel. The hike had lots of steps, but we took lots of breaks. At the top, we could look down into the grass-covered crater. We also had good views of Udo Island, the coast of Jeju, and the hills in the center of the island.
After a bus ride, we arrived in the town of Seogwipo on the southern coast. One of the city's famous waterfalls falls almost directly into the ocean. We went down to the sea-side cliffs and hiked down to the bottom of Jeongbang waterfall. It was a nice, peaceful place for our picnic lunch. We took turns watching the water fall and the old women dive for seafood.
A short taxi ride and a little stroll brought us to the Cheonjiyeon waterfall. It was a nice place to relax and we spent a while there reading and people watching. After taking one wrong bus, we got on the bus heading west and looked for a place to spend the night. My well-developed budget travel skills proved themselves use useful yet again. As the bus detoured off the main road and through a tiny village, I spotted a beautiful beach. We quickly hopped off the bus and walked around Hwasun Beach. I only saw a few small hotels and lots of local people enjoying the nice weekend.
We found a three story building that was mostly restaurant, but had two big rooms on the top floor. We rented a very nice suite with a view of the ocean and coastline. For dinner, we went down to the beach and sat under one of the tents. A man who worked there asked what we want to eat and we pointed at the chicken and potatoes our neighbors were enjoying. As we waited for our food, we watched kids play in the beach-side pool while old men drank and gambled. We also had a great view of the sunset over the big crater mountain nearby. Eventually, the sunset and the people in the restaurant wondered if we were hungry. We ordered chicken and potatoes again and after a two hour wait, we ate some delicious food. The whole restaurant was under one tent and the kitchen was open, so we had a good view of the process. After an enjoyable twilight stroll through the surrounding village we headed back to our room with a view.
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