Seonhae (West Coast) Highway 휴계소(hyugyeso) (A Rest Area)

I was going back from Daecheon to Seoul via west coast high way that links cities in the western coastal area..way up to Seoul. It took us app. 3 hours which was pretty 'nauseating' if you did not know what to do during which.

so..as what most trips do...we also did stop at the rest area. 

Oh, there were massage chairs. But, you got to pay for it. Oh, swell...";) 

Out into the parking lots, apart from (of course) cars and cars being parked, I noticed that not many people were using the outdoor..considering the 'heat' that day. 

Even a windmill stood alone unnoticed. Had I not been intrigued by the long bridge that --later on as I found out--we had to cross in order to reach the mainland, I wouldn't have noticed it, either.

Okay..let's take a snap of it. 

One more. ouch..it's a bit obscure and blurred. 

Yup, that's where we stopped to take 20-minute rest: Ocean Park Resort. 

Oh,please..I wouldn't consider it as a resort, though.

or, was it???

Last Pictures Taken @ Daecheon Beach

I guess I was tired (enough). Did not know what to do...

after all the sun's rising so quickly...that...I got to leave... 

I mean..I promised to myself that...I got to pamper myself...by "debauching":) 

myself into the mud sauna....while I was here. 

But before that..I got some more pictures to take.

It's an islet far beyond the horizon. Almost could not make out what it was.... 

until my camera did the trick.

Off I went to the sauna, and on my way...I encountered colorful tubes for rental. 

They're waiting for the consumer to make the best of their time, too. 

and..should I just run and stop right there so as the camera be able to take a glimpse sight of me?? 

Bye-bye Daecheon... 

**#No pictures of me being muddified^^

I would never post a pic of me ...inside the sauna..:-)...

Okay, till we meet again, er?

Good Morning, Daecheon (part 4)

 The start of sea-business: the patrol men came along ....to make sure that all beach-goers are guarded.

*but I did not see any Pamela Anderson-ish coastguard, though:)=D) 

It's morning, I could assure you.

What a calm and serene life it was. 

People started to show up....some jogging, some walking... 

The vast area of Daecheon beach in one frame. 

Hotels far beyond... 

Small and astute waves ...shyly splash against the shore... 

serenity. Simply serene..... 

a great way to start the day.... 

was by looking at the beach... 

opps...not this kind of beach:) well, people did begin to flock into this Daecheon... 

the sun's hiding behind the thin clouds in the eastern sky... 

More and more people were coming in... 

the birds would have to leave and fly then... 

as these two were...

Good Morning, Daecheon (part 3)

Line up of lifebuoy for rent. These huge colorful inflatable lifebuoys were so appealing to any visitors that they are easily lured to rent one.^^ 

Birds resting. Boys 'wrestling' in the water in the warm morning shore. 

Sands were untouched. 

Cleanly and evenly combed by last night's tides... 

Birds still perching on their feet...on the ground.. 

reluctant to move about... 

Just like me who's reluctant to leave... 

A coastguard with his green vest and a patrol car began its morning chores... 

The whispering sand....? hmm..sort of. Only that...it's at the beach. 

One last look at the sands of Daecheon beach...

Good Morning, Daecheon! (part 2)

It's around 6 pm and I thought to myself that it'd be a waste of time, had I not waken up early to catch the sunrise as I had with with the sunset.

So I walked along the coast.... 

Even birds do take morning bath:) 

and prepare for their daily routines... 

The cotton-like clouds hanging over us.... 

another bird was caught lurking on something... 

"you're not alone, are you?" 

Oh, apparently not. She's just about to go.... 

As I continued exploring the morning activities around the shore... 

I noticed an arched-bridge that looked a cool place to check out the beach from above. 

Yep, I was right. It sure did look different. The coastline seemed to have disappeared into endless horizon; the sky's starting to clear up... 

another angle from the arched-bridge...