The first stop in our adventures was a roadside rest stop that overlooked the ocean and the entrance to a tunnel that goes under that ocean to get to Geoji-Do.
Our second stop was the house of President Kim a former president of South Korea. His childhood home was donated and converted into a museum depicting his life and struggle to lead South Korea away from the dictatorship it was heading toward. During his presidency he gave much of the power back to the people and that has laid the groundwork for what South Korea has become today.
Our third stop was a Korean war memorial museum built on the site of the largest South Korean prison camp. The museum lead us on a journey chronicling the timeline of the Korean War. While the majority of the information presented at the museum was in Korean, we were still able to get a better sense of the chronology of the war and the deep impact it has on the Korean culture.
Next stop was the Windy Hill, it was beautiful and windy!
Our first day of the workshop ended at our motel with a beautiful view and take out pizza for dinner. The next morning I woke up super early and decided to go on a walk and take some pictures.
When I got back I woke Nick up and we packed up and loaded our van for another day of adventures. We grabbed breakfast from a convenience store on our way to docks where we took a boat to Oedo. It is an island with a Botanical Garden on it. Way beautiful, just like this whole trip.
When we got back down to the bottom we headed back to Changnyeong. It was a wonderful workshop trip that reminded us how much we love visiting the ocean and listening to the waves. Korea is wonderful in that you can visit the mountains and the ocean at the same time! We got to ride boats and Hike beautiful mountains without ever losing sight of either. I was so happy and grateful that we were able to go on such a lovely trip with such a great group of friends and coworkers.
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