Friday, September 6, 2013

Beach Day at Hyeopjae Beach 협재 해수욕장

Some of the others and I were going to go into Jeju city for lunch and to walk around, but the weather was so nice we ended up going to the beach instead. It was easy to get to, about a 25 minute ride via taxi. We may ride bikes there next week. 

The beach was beautiful. We arrived when the tide was in and it was about a 150m walk out through ankle-deep water into the deeper part of the ocean. When the tide was out there was an expanse of new beach revealed. 

It was hard to take good pictures because the lighting was so odd. It was warm but overcast, and there was a lot of volcanic rock covering some parts of the beach. The ocean was a muted light blue, and in the distance was a large island, not too far from the mainland. 

We swam for a good half hour. The water was warm and wonderfully clear. Then we explored the rocks and tide pools filled with hermit crabs. 

We finished off the beach day by going to a local cafe. Perfect ending to a relaxing time. 

Here's the beach's website















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