Sunday, September 22, 2013

Sunrise Peak 일출봉

Our camping trip ended on Friday and we took a relatively empty ferry back over to the mainland in the late morning. The mainland ferry terminal was PACKED with people wanting to get over to Udo. It wasn't even possible to use the bathroom because of the amount of people literally squeezed against each other in the ferry terminal, waiting to buy tickets to overrun Udo. 

Half of our group took the gear and rode the bus back to Jeju-shi and then school, the other half of us taxied into Seongsan 성산, the nearest city, and climb Sunrise Peak, a UNESCO heritage site.



The climb was steep with many stairs, and the sun shown down on us with unparalleled intensity. AKA, it was f***ing hot. We followed the line of people snaking up the ascending path, and once we reached the top we saw....... a big bowl of grass.....




Don't get me wrong, the views were incredible and the hike, despite the heat, was nice. I think that the view from Sunrise peak was worth more than the view into the grass bowl. It was gorgeous:





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