Today was another nice day of doing very little. Being here in Jeju has been very relaxing and has helped us get ready for the last few days in Seoul. I think at this point both of us are ready to be home, but Kent is looking forward to the DMZ tour when we get back to Seoul. After a late breakfast and a short nap, Kent & Christine headed out to go Parasailing! This was something that Kent wanted to do, but since it took a minimum of 2 people to go, Christ...

We decided that today was just going to be a lazy beach day. After all the running around in Japan and then getting to Jeju and exploring yesterday, we are worn out! After breakfast, we headed down to Jungmun beach, which is about a 5-minute walk from the hotel. The beach is on the East China Sea and the current and waves are quite strong. After walking down the beach for a bit and finding that the Hyatt doesn't have a sitting area with chairs, we found some pat...

Today was our day to explore Jeju Island a little bit, so we had a quick breakfast and got ready to head out. We got the concierge to book us a taxi and driver for the day, and thankfully there was one with a van that fit all 5 of us comfortably. Our first stop was Oedolgae Rock. The name of the area Oedolgae means "lonely standing rock." This 20-meter rock pillar stands alone just off the seashore. From some angles the rock looks like a person praying. There is...

The alarm went off at 3:30 AM today so that we could be ready to go to the airport at 4:30 AM. After dropping off the items that we weren't taking to Jeju in the room that Doren & Rick are keeping in Seoul, we headed to the airport. There was a little issue at the check-in counter with Jessica's ticket, but eventually, it all got straightened out and we cleared security and boarded the plane for the one hour flight to Jeju Island. We both slept the flight ...