We spent our last day in Jeju on the east side if the island. Our first stop was a beautiful cove (Seopji Koji), where volcanic rock formations jut out into the ocean. It was actually the most crowded place we visited on the island, but everyone seemed more interested in this little building to the land-side rather than the water views; apparently it's the site of a famous Korean drama.
Being Asia, of course, sunbrellas were out in force.
A little further up the coast we stopped at Seongsan Ilchulbong, the "sunrise mountain"--a volcanic crater (or "tuff cone", for volcanology enthusiasts) on a grassy peninsula. We didn't decide until the last minute to climb it; we were both a bit stiff from the hike the day before, and not sure we wanted to be sweaty for the plane ride home.
Hike it we did, and we were glad for it.
We spent our last hours on the island driving back toward the airport, stopping to visit a folk arts center (really a big gift shop) and to take pictures of the volcanic rock walls in the fields along the road.
We had a really wonderful weekend. It was so nice to get away, to take in some of Korea's natural beauty, and just to spend some quality time together. We're already planning our next weekend vacation...
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