Once we got there, we walked for about 15 minutes along the shoreline road until we came to Hongjodangoe 홍조단괴해변, a coral sand beach, where we were able to set down our gear and set up the tents we borrowed from the school. We were so lucky - our campsite was situated right on the beach next to a small town with a CU store and cafe, along with other conveniences. The biggest and best surprise was that there was a bathroom with working toilets right across the road from where we camped. Such a lifesaver.
It took a while to get situated and set up camp, but once everything was pretty much set up, I took a dip in the ocean and we watched the sun set over the sea.
It was then that I realized we were in paradise and we are some of the luckiest people around. Even though I wasn't too hungry, I decided to go along with some of the group to eat BBQ, and I'm so happy I did. We walked along the road for a bit until we came across what looked like some guy's deck with picnic tables and grills set up. There were people eating grilled meat and fish and drinking bottles of wine and soju.
I think it must've been some kind of illegitimate restaurant off of this guy's deck. Anyway, he grilled us up some of the best pork I've ever eaten and we ran down to CU to get some beers and stuffed our faces for the next hour. Then, the guy pulled out a saxophone and started serenading the whole group with old school easy listening that sounded a bit like the Korean version of Enka.
That night we built a fire on the beach and gathered around for hours, just chatting. It was so nice to feel like we were finally in Korea, and it felt so good to get away from everything at the school, if only for two days.
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