Jeju-do day 1

To get to Jeju island, from Incheon, by boat... took 13 1/2 hours. It really didn't seem that long, though, since we left at 19:00. So, most of the time we were sleeping. We met a nice guy that helped us get settled on the boat. We had dinner and later that night they had fireworks and dancing.

We arrived at Jeju-do around 8:30 on Saturday. After a slight moment of confusion, we made our way to Mt. Halla/Hanla. It is a dead volcano in the center of the island. We had all our stuff with us so the climb was... tiring... to say the least. Although, the higher up we got the cloudier it got and the cooler it got. Grace and I met her roommate and Eric at the top, they took a different path up. After having a little ramen, we rushed down the mountain to try and get to the bus before it left. I think we set a new record for the mountain's decent but we still wouldn't have made it back to the bus stop before the bus arrived if it wasn't for a little hitch hiking we did once we were at the base of the mountain. As it turned out, the bus was running late so we had time to sit and relax a little.

After the bus arrived we headed for our hotel and checked in. We explored the near by area a little. Jeju-do is famous for the "grandpa" statues that are all around the island. We went looking for a waterfall that we could hear but didn't find. The sunset was pretty and Grace was beautiful as always. Before we headed back to the hotel we had dinner. One of the famous foods on Jeju-do is the black pig. It really didn't taste that special or different from normal grilled pork but, we were on Jeju-do, might as well try what the place is known for.