We're off to Jeju Island
So, that's us arrived in Jeju and our first stop is here at the Ganse Lounge in Jeju City
We're going to be walking some of Jeju's Olle Trails for the next week
Yeah, we've got our passport which we picked up here
and we're gonna hit the trail tomorrow morning
in the wind and the rain. Yeah, worst timing!
Which one should I get?
(Del) hmmmmm. (Kim) Your face says it all!
Which one suits me better?
(D) Just get that one, come on!
We're just about to start our first day on the Olle Trails
We're leaving our hotel in Jeju City to head to the bus station and it is chucking it down!
Yeah, so it's time to get the waterproofs on
It's sooo wet!
We're on Route 14 of the Olle Trail today, the weather was just getting worse and worse
we're about half way round and decided to call it quits for the day
Yeah, we were planning on camping for the night
but there's just no way we're gonna do it, the wind is howlin and there's gonna be like a thunderstorm tonight and stuff
so we've had to get a hotel, but luckily we've got this amazing view of the beach
and the colour of the water here is just unreal. It's so so beautiful.
So, day 2 and we've finally found a stamp spot, yay!
So, we're gonna hike the Olle Trail 12 today in reverse
and our plan is to walk all the way to Seogwipo from here
so we're gonna get our first stamp in our passport
(K) End of our second day walking on the Olle Trail
and our first night camping because the rain has finally stopped
(D) After 17 kilometres of hiking the work is still not done
(K) That's us packed and ready to go
(K) Day 3 on the Olle Trail
Trail 11 in reverse
(D) Stamp's drying
There are so many spiders
and they're huge
...one minute thirty seconds...
Stamp!
(K) Morning coffee time
(D) Yup
Muesli, banana and some black bean milk
(K) I didn't know you could milk black beans Del
Yeah, you do it like this
Day 4 on the Olle Trail
We're hiking Route 10 today, going in reverse
(K) How's that bag?
The bag's alright
(K) Gotten used to that 27.5 kilogram weight?
Totally
(K) So, Del's got too wide a load to get through this gate
so he has to, eh, improvise
Excellent acrobatics, Del
Well done
So, this was our camp spot last night
we wanted to camp on the sand dunes but it was way way way too windy
so, instead we camped next to this old, abandoned tractor
We're just about to head off for our fifth day on the Olle Trail
It's a pretty windy day
Yeah, we're gonna finish the Olle Route 10 today and start on the 9
(K) made a new pal
Jeju's famous for its tangerines
(K) Oh! That's the best one yet!
3 year anniversary today
celebrating it hiking up a mountain and getting really sweaty
(K) We've just finished Route 9 and this is our camp for the night
just walked past it on the way to the stamp place
and thought, Oh! That looks perfect!
it's gonna rain tonight, so we've got a covered pavilion
and check out this view!
pretty niiiiiice!
Happy Anniversary
(D) Cheers
Good morning. It is day 6 on the Olle Trail for us
we're gonna start Route 7, naw, Route 8 today
(K) Wow
I'm loving this day
What an amazing spot
(D) Here comes my Melon Pop
(K) Yeeeahhh
Just put it against my forehead (K) Oh my god, you're so sweaty
(D) Of course I'm sweaty!
I cannot believe THIS is the Olle Trail
A giant bus just went past
Soon the road will end
Finally, we are emerging from Jeju resort hell
(K) Convenience store lunch again today
Rice and seaweed
Absolutely drippin
we've just come up massive hill after massive hill
we need to find a campsite
but
take a look at this
This is the most amazing temple I've seen in Korea
So, we were so in awe of that temple last night
that it got dark and we didn't have anywhere to stay yet
so we walked back to just the other side of the car park
to this, umm, little bit of grass, just basically in someone's orange grove
so we ended up here, we put up our tent in the dark
and we were trying to be really quiet all night
cause there's a house nearby and the dog kept barking his nut off at us
we're up at the crack of dawn today
trying to get packed up and moved on before anyone really sees us
because we're definitely on someone's private land
but also, we're just right next to that temple, so at least we can go and see it in the morning light now as well
as last night, it was really beautiful, one of the most amazing temples we've seen in Korea actually
really different to other ones
(🎵 Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up playing on the loudspeakers) (K) Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down...
(D) Never gonna turn around and desert you.
(D) Love a bit of Rick Astley in the morning
Gettin us pumped. Day 7. Route 7.
Party in the carpark
(D) Pointing us in the right direction
(K) On to Seogwipo
We've just started Route 7
already impressed with the views
We just stopped to ask a lady if we could buy some of her tangerines from her tangerine grove
and she just shoved a whole bunch of them in our hands for free
which was really nice of her, cause we're starvin
(D) Last day
(K) Yep. OK, let's do it!
I've had a few challenges on this trail
with this huge bag that I'm carrying
getting past gates and other obstacles
with this huge bag I'm carrying
right now, we've just got some low hanging branches
so I'm having to do a bit of a crouch
We're nearly at the end
getting there
We're just getting our last stamp of the day
and our final stamp of the trip because this is where our Jeju Olle Trail walking adventure ends
Yeah, we've been hiking for seven days
camped for five nights
walked over 100 kilometres
My feet are killing me
Yeah, mine are throbbing pretty hard too
and, eh, it's been five days since we've had a shower
so, I am itching to get to our hotel
and just get scrubbed up
And I've been thinking about a beer for several hours now
Oh yeah, get a nice cold beer as well
Well, there we go
Final stamp
Yep, for now, maybe we'll come back and do some more one day
but that's us
So, tomorrow we're going scuba diving off the coast of Seogwipo
and the day after, we're gonna hike up Hallasan
which is the highest mountain in Korea
so we're looking forward to that, should be some pretty amazing views from the top
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Yep, and we'll see you next time, when we're hopefully looking a little fresher than we are now
See ya! See ya.
Made it to the Guesthouse
hanging out on the rooftop lounge
sunset and a beer
Better get my beer too
Cheers
(D) That sh*t sticks quickly
I'm ready for a good feed
(K) There's a Del-a-like just come in
Nothing like!
That's a nothing-a-like!
(K) He's bald with a beard