About three weeks into my time in Korea, I went a small
fishing village on and island off the southern coast of Korea. It was Friday after school and I
had planned to go to Seoul later that evening, when I was chatting with my
friend Ricardo about weekend plans. He told me he was going down to Namhae
Island the next morning to go kayaking and stand-up paddleboarding for a
friends’ birthday. He mentioned if I was interested, I was more than welcome to
join. Of course I went. I knew Seoul would be there for me to go to another
weekend.
So a train ride, a bus ride, and a taxi ride later. I
arrived with a group of about 20 foreigners in this tiny fishing village. Once
we dropped our bags at the pension (guesthouse) we were staying at, we went
kayaking and paddleboarding from the inlet in between rocky islands and
coastline. The weather was beautiful and I even got to go swimming in the
crystal blue water. There were huge (I do not exaggerate when I say huge)
lion’s mane jellyfish that populated the rocky coastline.
After kayaking we played some games (drinking related) and I
got a chance to finally talk to a lot of the group throughout the night of
cooking out and beach bonfiring. I met the people I would end up going to
Seoraksan with the following weekend. I had a great time and it was nice to
branch out and meet a lot of other foreigners besides the people that I live
with.
Some shots from the Namhae Island trip:
The view towards the sea.
The view towards the mountains and rice paddies.
The harbor where we kayaked.
I spy a giant jelly...
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