Island Life Part 2

The next morning, a little hung, but happy that it wasn't rainy, we all got up and meandered out of the hostel. Although it wasn't raining, it was cloudy. I skipped bringing my bathing suit and sunscreen also.

We caught a bus from the airport that went to the other side of the island from where we were staying. The roads are like those on Maui, so the combination of that and the night before made me feel quite sick.

We made it to this resort area where all the big hotels are. We walked through a small trail and then we saw the ocean from a hill top. The sky cleared and it was sunny! I saw surfers out in the ocean. I found the path to the beach and booked it. We met up with Stephanie again on the way and headed down to the beach. There was a swimming area and lots of her friends that she was with had surf boards. Of course though, I didn't have my bathing suit. But having no shame, I went into the ocean in my tank top and underwear. It was so nice. I was truly happy in that moment. It would have been nice to be surfing, but the waves were too big for me.

About an hour and half later, we were hungry so we left for lunch. We had the greated pub food I've had since Canada.

For the rest of the day, we got in and out of taxis and went to different waterfalls along the south side of the island.

We had to leave the next morning and go back to Seoul. I really did not want to leave. The island folk were just like island folk anywhere else. Nice, relaxed, generous. They stopped their cars at crosswalks to let the pedestrian have the right of way. They smiled and spoke surprisingly good english. I miss all of it. Except for the ridiculous rain from the first day. Now I miss island life! Romi is now considering coming back to Korea for another year to and teach on Jeju. The thought crossed my mind also.