Gangneung Trip (part 14)

Australian beach? Gyeongpo beach? or Both?

Well..I just had fun with the bag I bought from Australia years ago..and laid it there just for fun. 

I remembered being in both places: down under and here @ Korea's east coast.

Gangneung Trip (part 13)

We tried to see the sunrise. BUT????^-^

Clouds were hanging over the eastern horizon of the sea. 

It's not even 6 a.m. I guess we'd expected too much. Or the Lady of Luck did not greet us that morning.^^ 

But, still, we admired the view and thanked God for being able to be there. I mean..it's not everyday that we could see the view like this in Seoul. right? ^^ 

Even when the sky and clouds were sulkily grey, we did not complain a bit. Instead, we just cherished that the day would be a cooler day for us to get around. 

And we're right. The whole day was a perfect day for a day-outing @ Korea's eastern coast. (see later entries^^) 

Now, back to Eyra and Freya: They're happy enough to be there with us.

*Spending One Morning @ seaside* 

Good Morning, Eyra.  

A panoramic view of the sea. 

A harbor near Gyeongpo seen from the arched bridge in the morning.

Not many activities were seen that early.

It looked like we're the first group of people coming to the beach.^^ 

Oh, did I mention that there were numerous 'swings' available for public use. It's an additional touch to give a different way of enjoying the beach. 

It's located just near the road so as to entice people to stop and enjoy the view for a moment or two. 

너무 아침 일찍이라서인지 탈의실을 사용한 사람이 없었네.

알고보니....수영은 9시부터 가능한대요..ㅋㅋㅋ. 

That's why I didn't see anyone around. 

This is the real location of the 'swing'. It's located just in front of the under-construction Hyundai Hotel @ Gyeongpo Beach. 

Then...we're showing off our fun with the stone rocks.

Gangneung Trip (part 8)

It's almost dusk and the sun's setting...and more people were 'lurking' onto the street upfront the beach.... 

This is one of the good ways to enjoy the Gyeongpo beach: strolling along the pedestrian located in the middle of green park and the street that separates the stores along the beach line. I may not be good in describing it in words, but this is what it looked like when I took this pic. 

It's passed 6 p.m. and no one's allowed to be IN the water, let alone swimming. Yes, I remembered at the 태안 /Taean beach at the western coastal of Korean peninsula last year. ...the similarity was that...as the time strikes 6 p.m. a voice coming out of the loudspeaker politely asking all vacationers NOT to be in the water. 

and this was the result. NO ONE was at the beach.^^ 

lifeguards went home. and only lifebuoys were seen floating on the waters. 

Even, parasols were folded and wrapped inside that YELLOW temporary pile up.

the wind's getting more and more chilling....

* Eyra and Freya were sitting on the beach sand.... 

enjoying their snack....& I know it's shivering..especially when they drenched wet...^^ 

Night's lurking..and it's time to have some dinner. 

(continued onto part 9)

Gangneung Trip (part 7)

Actually, the waves were so strong ..not to mention the underwater currents that could easily swap any inexperience swimmers when they're off their alertness(?). Or, was it because it's late in the afternoon that the current became suddenly strong enough to pull someone onto the roaring water?  

Intermezzo: me selfie-ing.  

again with the parasols over the sandy beaches..stretched along the 60-km long beach that we had no time to see as to whether it was indeed that long:) 

We moved to another section of the stretching seashore where more people were (still) swimming. I know..the waves seemed to be tame enough for a swim, but..it's not, actually. 

Freya & her Mom, clad in red Bali beach sarong, gazing onto the sea... 

Far beyond: Eyra and her auntie, mbak Ulfa, were also staring/gazing at the sea...

we're simply doing nothing but 'enjoying' our time being there at that moment. 

One of the activities that we could enjoy @ the Gyeongpo beach was flyfish. well, as the name suggests, we'd be brought onto the open sea ..strapped on the yellow boat that would literally 'flying' like a fish out of the water.^^

Yup, enough to imagine what it'd be like.^^

fun as it may sound..but the thought of being flown away ...was just too-much for me.

Well, not for the thrill-seeker, of course.

at the back: Hyundai Hotel under construction.

Gangneung Trip (part 6)

These are pictures I took when the kids were 'meditating' @ the shore. 

ㅋㅋㅋ again..I didn't know exactly what Freya was looking at, thinking about, pondering about...when she was gazing onto the sea....^^ 

But, I just couldn't help myself....pointing my phone to take the pics while she's just standing still.... 

and what a view. I mean...with a seashell protruding out of the sand right in front of the lenses, I was trying to capture the moment...

Yes... it was meant to be one of those picture-perfect moment^^ 

then..along came her sister, Eyra, who seemed to be so actively distracted by the endless possibilities of playing with the water... 

again....when her sister left...Freya stood still (AGAIN)...gazing onto the sea.^^

ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 

wait...she's like making a wish? ㅋㅋㅋ 

and that's when I approached her and...hey...snap out of it, Freya.

let's just play with the sand.^

Gangneung Trip (part 5)

 A quintessential view of the parasols on the beach: sort of an affirmative notion that we're officially ON the beach^^

Luckily, the weather's warm that afternoon. The clouds hanging over us... 

Yet..the sun's still shining through which made it even a perfect time to have fun. 

Yes.... 

The previously crossed landmark of Gyeongpo beach: an arched bridge. 

It looked serene when no one's around. 

And..this is one of the picture-perfect moment. 

Freya & Eyra were seen gazing over the horizon... 

admiring (or whatever they're thinking over their head) the splash and sound of the crushing waves. 

As for their Mom, she's busy trying to put herself in a white-sand picture-perfect pose^^

and as for me? well...busy taking THEIR pictures.:) ^^