7, maybe 8 hours later

Jeongbang Falls

The rock is lava and this is
a very spectacular setting








The trail to the top is on the left of the picture. Once you
get to the top you can look straight down or off to the right into a crater that is all green with cover






First thing this morning we next door to the big hotel. I asked the Hotel Desk person to find us a day cab for hire. He arranged for one who gave us 7 hours. We went through the map options and found some spots to go. A Buddhist Temple. I had been before and it was one that really fascinated me last time. Very very ornate and just overflows with a very unusual spirit. Zach didn't want to go inside but did look through the door. I took my shoes off and went in for a few minutes. Not out of respect but out of respect for the feelings of those inside and of course to keep from getting sacrificed to one of the big wooden snakes curled around the post just over by the big guy. Then we went to Jeongbang falls: A very pretty setting. Can't remember right now which one but it was the tall one. Last time I saw them both.
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Then to JeJu Folk Village. This was really neat. Lots of little villages. Zach seemed very interested. I was fascinated again with this one.
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Then to Seongsan Sunrise Peak. We did climb this. Stairs all the way to the top but it was a hard climb nevertheless. Again it was again for me. Seemed a little higher this time.
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Next to a big old cave. This was neater the first time but it was something Zach hadn't seen anything like it.
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So the day was full. We just got back. He saw the island in a good light. He saw how beautiful it really is. The coast line full of lava rock.
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He had found Mt. Hallasan on his own and thank goodness we didn't have time to begin to try to climb it. We did see it as we drove by.
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Interesting, is usually what to me occurs as I think about things. If this island had not been overflowing with people (Golfers big time, and even a lot of school groups) then we would have tried to fly out tonight. If the rooms had not been full we would not have wound up where we are. If we were not where we are then when we tried to fill the day tour with 4 or 5 destinations I don't know that we would have been able to have hit all of the ones or maybe any and they are the ones that I hit last time. It was interesting to go to these places and have them open up to me as having just been their and truthfully I had not thought of these destinations before I came. Maybe just going where you've been makes for some better conversation. It did that.
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Tomorrow we are going back to Seoul. The cab guy we used today will be here at 5:15 AM to pick us up.