Last night we found cockroaches and small bugs on our bedding. But it was a good sleep nonetheless since we were all so tired.
David talked to the manager and it seems the next leg of our journey is the hardest out of all the days. We have to climb 3 mountains today and in the rain no less.
The good news is that our clothing is nice and dry thanks to the nice grandma at the inn.
Last night while walking around after dinner we met 2 guys who also came from Busan and going to Seoul. They looked like college students and seem much more fit than we are but they started the same day as us. This gives us renewed energy for today. We probably will see then more than once in the next couple of days.
8:00 - Quick Korean style breakfast at the same place as last night. I needed to use the washroom, but as soon as I walk in I see a squatter toilet :( - the sight of defeat. My thighs and whole body curse me >:(
10:10: First stamp of the day. Just 17km from our last stop. We stopped for some rest and snacks. The rain has finally let up. But I plan on keeping my rain coat out just in case. Not that it matters since I am already wet.
11:15 - Hill after hill after hill. David went to get some water at the Sanji museum. And the sign on the konglish temple keeps my spirits high.
12:03 - Second stamp of the day at Sangju sangpung bridge. Met an old ajushi who camped here for the night He started out in Incheon.
12:35 - Arrives at the start of the Naldong river. From here on out we will be following another river path.
1:45 - We arrive in Mungkyung and stop for lunch. Kimchi jigae yum yum. My foot is swollen from the water and biking since morning in rain (it kept going on and off). We finished everything just like every meal.
3:35 - We stopped for break. During the last leg of our journey we met an old man who was on a really nice bike. He accompanied us for about 3km and had a nice conversation with us. He even offered to buy us ice cream at the next rest stop. But after a while he just took off and left us. We were supposed to get a stamp at the 1km mark but because of him we missed it. Now we are 5km away from the last stamping area which we should have stopped at. But we didn't stop because of this old man. We have started to call him Mungyung asshole - our theory is that he does this to all the travelers. That is he entices them with ice cream and make them miss their stop. Haha kidding.
Anyways we will be missing a stamp from Mungyung since we are not goig back 5km. Because the round trip is 10km.
4:30 - Water break. At the last stop I put some wd40 on my bike and it stopped creaking. :)
6:20 - Arrival at top of the mountain. The view from here is beautiful. Got our stamp. But the empty spot keeps reminding us of Mungkyung asshole. Grrr. We bought some snacks and are going to take a break here before going down the other side. It's goin to be beautiful!
8:45 - We arrived at Suanbo! The sight of lights after 2 hours of pitch darkness across a mountain is a welcomed sight. And from the looks of it we will be able to sleep well tonight. There are lots of motels and spas here.
We stopped at a chicken place for dinner and are looking forward to the hot water in the spa :)
Great day today. Like everyday. Loving this trip.
10:00 - Checked in at a motel. So far this is the best motel we have stayed at. My Chinese powers convinced the owner to give us a bigger room for the same price. Perfect ending for the day.
By the way. We have come up with an official theme song -
Balum Balum Balum - Oleh!
It's actually the commercial for a cellphone company here in Korea. But it's so catchy and perfect because each of us will say one Balum. :)
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