Jeongdongjin Beach in Winter

Full jacket (checked), gloves (checked), no swimming suits whatsoever. Who would've wanted to swim in the freezing winter on the beach? No one. Yet, we went to the beach....and that's insane. 

But..it wasn't that insane when it's white sandy beach of Jeongdongjin ..with the (in)famous Sun Cruise Ship on top of the cliff at the background.

a silhouette of...well....

Not many tourists around...just like we'd expected.

After all..."going to beach? in winter?" yeah..I know..I know... 

But...the sun's shining...and it just looked like any other summer..I mean..winter...

*Eyra's kitty doll. 

The smashing sound of waves crushing onto the shore....sort of attracted the kids' imagination.. 

oh, their Mom's too.

Oh..just look at how serene the beach was...it was like...our private long-stretch of beach. 

A magnificent time...on our private beach.. 

We wouldn't be able to take our time..and enjoy the beach for ourselves...had we been there in summer. 

A good reminder..that ...we could be on the beach even in winter. 

made-in Indonesia two kitties...brought in from Seoul. 

chatting on a sandy beach of Jeongdongjin...^^ 

We found some rocks...dry enough for us to climb up to...where we could take a pose or two... 

We still had one hour to go before going back to Seoul...so we took a stroll along the wooden pathway specially designed for pedestrian who may want to wander off along the beach..but...never ever wanting to get wet..ㅋㅋㅋ 

Yup..this is what the path looked like. 

good idea? bad idea? 

A silhouette ..... 

of us...the four of us...at Jeongdongjin Beach. 

Let it be a memorably lasting memory...of being at the beach in winter. 

Right, Eyra? 

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 12)

It's time to go to bed, but still the thought of sleeping at this rather expensive pension seemed to be the least expected thing to do.  

We just wanted to go onto the veranda and enjoy the rest of the night gazing the beach far beyond. But...we slept soundly eventually.

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THE NEXT MORNING.... 

We woke up at 5 ..hoping to get a glimpse of the sunrise from the east coast. 

The kids, surprisingly, woke up early, too.

and we're ready to see the sunrise.