The Seoul Hiking Group boarded the buses in Seoul at around midnight on Friday for a fun-filled weekend of hiking, drinking, Jindo dogs, and a sea-parting festival. Jindo Island is the third largest island off the southwestern tip of South Korea. We were told that the festival was canceled due to the recent foot-and-mouth epidemic. But as you can see, with the pictures I have provided, that was not the case.
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| Our room for two nights...not very comfortable. |
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| We had amazing views. |
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| Ganggansuwolrae - traditional circle dance |
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| Samulnori - farmer's percussion music |
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| Arirang - traditional folk song |
The Korean Jindo dog originated from Jindo Island and is a hunting dog which is extremely loyal and brave.
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| Korean Jindo Dog. |
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| I wanted to take this puppy home with me! |
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| Stylin'! |
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| He said it was salty...go figure. |
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| The Jindo Island Crew. |
Our group started a little late and we only made it about half way. The tide was coming in so we had to turn back =(
We sampled some delicious food sold by the festival vendors.
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| Stuffed squid. Yummy! |
There weren't any bars or clubs to go to, but there were street vendors, the beach, and a room full of blankets. We definitely made the most of it.
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| Blanket war! |
Welcome to Ullimsambang, once home to a famous artist named Heo Yu.
This is the headquarters where special troops of the Goryo Dynasty resisted the Mongolian invasion during 1270-1271.
If you can't tell by now...I enjoy taking/providing a lot of pictures. =)
