Day 5

On Monday, we went west again and stuck to the coastline. We rode about 230 km that day, about 2/3 the way around the island, but then cut back to the hotel and saved the rest of the coast for Tuesday.
. Every morning Jaime and I would stop at E-mart and get rolls and ham to pack up and eat on the road for lunch. We figured that if we were on vacation we shouldn't have to eat Korean food. But when I saw the bulk kimchee counter one morning I couldn't keep myself from buying a bag and some instant rice to eat for breakfast.
. A ravine near our hotel. Like a river of rocks; cool.
. Some women working in a field on one of the coast roads we took. There was a lot of farmland off the main roads, and all the fields were sectioned off with walls of stacked lava rock. I can't imagine all the work that went into making all those walls. We drove past kilometer after kilometer of them every day.
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There were a lot of bicyclists on the roads, but Jaime and I were extremely grateful for being on scooters. It was so hot, I don't know how the bikers weren't passing out from the heat.

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Coastline views:

Jaime got in a fight with a nasty-looking water bug while exploring the rocks. I think the bug won.
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Picnickers.

Jaime was really excited to find a bathroom. It being a sandcastle was an added bonus.

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The enormous spider hanging outside the door was a big minus, so we continued on. This spider was at least 3 inches long.

The second sandcastle had its own little surprises within. Strike two.

One more try. This time there was a Jeju man (called a harubang) nearby, and we read that you can make wishes by holding their noses.

Strike three. Rocks are a safer bet.

These little plow carts were everywhere. There were also tons of old farm women driving around on scooters with huge "training wheels" on them. They were pretty hilarious. They seemed to be the Jeju grannies' transportation of choice.