October 3rd was Foundation Day, a Natl holiday in Korea. Since there was no school, we made plans with B's co-teacher to climb Mt. Chiak-the highest mountain in our province. We started our day at 9am, when we met Mrs. Ban and her husband; they decided to take the bus since we'd be using two different paths on the mountain. The bus didn't come until 10am, and we finally started our ascent at 11am. The first 45 minutes were a breeze. After that, it was pretty much straight up. One way was marked as 4.6 kilomters, but it sure seemed longer than 2 miles to the top. We bumped into a fellow EPIK teacher on our way up, which was fun. We reached the top at 2pm, only to realize that it was quite cloudy/foggy and our view was non-existant! We had lunch on top, and met two nice teachers who work in Incheon.
Our way down was almost more difficult, as the path was littered with slippery rocks. I went sliding a few times but nothing serious. By the time we made it to the bottom, we had spent 5 hours on the mountain! Unfortunately, the place where we came down doesn't have many buses passing thru, so we waited for an hour for the bus to take us back into town. While we were waiting, we had a small meal of tofu and various sidedishes. This was our 1st such meal, so it was a good experience for us.
This weekend we've made plans to go to Suwon to meet up with friends we met in Tongyeong.It promises to be another busy weekend!
B, H, Mrs. Ban and her husband Mr. Hyun at the top!!
1288 meters, and we made it!!!
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Hey! Sounds like a blast! Hiking seems to be the best way to really explore and get to know a country. Seems like you're always trying something new and going somewhere! :) Thanks for the Birthday wishes - I did have a good day and will post about it soon.
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