Lotte Jeju City

... the kms fly by. This was actually prolly the most enjoyable part of the hike, and Heather and I were just joking and laughing the whole time. After it stopped raining, my mind returned to how sore and tired I was and the last few km were pretty brutal. Heather, however, and I must give her credit, is in incredible shape and just forged ahead unfazed. When we got back down we took the bus into Jeju City to Hotel Hawaii where we stayed the night. Hotel Hawaii was pretty nice ...

... top, the real climbing began, and so did the weather. It was very misty and windy, enough to push me around a bit. <br>The last 1/4 mile is all steps made of railroad ties and we couldn't<br>see anything but wet mist blowing by. I was wearing shorts and had on<br>a plastic poncho that was whipping my legs. At the top we couldn't<br>even see the crater. We stopped for just a few minutes, took pictures, sat in the lee of the only shelter built at the ...

Well this morning we when to the airport to train to the Paradise Island of Jeju. I personally got a haircut then we hit up the PC Bang (room) until we had to leave. I know a PC Bang isn't the best thing to spend my vacation but it was a good time killer. We then went to the airport and took a flight to Gwangju then to Jeju. It was funny because we got off the plane at Gwangju then got right back on the same ...

... know if this is a stereotype but all the women, if under one hundred are very attractive. Maybe it's because everyone is skinny. -The Korean cinema is good. I saw a The Dark Knight poster. Oh, here are some funny things. Though most things are either the same price here or cheaper. The Ramon noodles, not name brand but same idea, are more expensive. I paid 2,000 won (about two dollars) for five of them, though they were bigger and better it was ...

... and wandered along the coast for a while to get a different perspective of the volcano. Headed back to the bus stop as it started to rain, only a brief shower though before it brightened up. Returned back to Seogwipo for some wholesome Korean food and caught another bus to Sanbanggulsa, which is the location of a 395 metre high extinct Volcano situated on the south coast of the island. You can't walk to the top unfortunately, but you can walk half way up where ...

... the collection, but was absolutely freezing. We had to go to the interior of the island, which is a much higher elevation and thus covered in snow. Putting in as much time as we could, we returned to our safe, warm haven, the car. Next stop was Sangumburi, a massive crater. This would have been a great little walk, if it wasn't so cold, but it felt like a blizzard once we got to the summit. We took our mandatory photo and left. When we returned to the car ...

... of Ilchulbong crater. I found a wild rabbit eating grasses over the fence of the crater. It was exciting to see a wild animal. The sunrise view was great, although it was different from the picture I had seen, but it was still excellent. We bought a cup of coffee from a vender and shared it. When we descend, we took a different route from the one on which we climbed. Then, we had got a great view of the cliff on the side of Iluchulbong and Udo Island. On the way back ...

... a beautiful afternoon and I had more success with the crane game. Wahoo!! Our flight back to the mainland was as bumpy as the flight to the island, this time with the overhead cabinets shaking considerably as we landed. More buses to the terminal, but this time they travelled for about 5 minutes and we couldn't actually see the plane once we made it to the terminal! Overall, Jeju was awesome!! I totally recommend it to anyone heading to South Korea!

... the caldera after stashing our bags in our room. On the way up the grassy hill, we watched a number of Korean tourists marvelling at the flowers in bloom beneath the towering shell of the volcano. Oddly enough, the park authorities had gotten a hold of a few horses and set them loose in the area, undoubtedly in an attempt to give the place a certain pastoral feel. The actual climb itself was fairly quick and painless, offering fine views across the neighboring coastline ...