Sand + Sun! - Sangju Silver Sand Beach, Namhae

 Summer sand goes great with summer sun! 

We traversed the hour long, beautiful drive to 상주은모래비치 Sanju Silver Sand Beach on Namhae, Korea's 5th largest island. We spent the day with the Gludsteds. The 4-person rule is in effect again, because, Covid, so we sat under different umbrellas. Therefore I didn't get any pictures with them.

Zekers enjoyed the swing.

That's Lijee on the float.

And that's Daisy's nostrils.

[July 28]

Same view. Different Day.

Since it is H•O•T and H•U•M•I•D here, we went to the beach again a week later.

It is a popular beach with over a million visitors a year. Apparently professional athletes come here for physical training during the winter. I guess they run and do workouts along the 2 km of sand.

You can see 금산 Geumsan Mountain behind the beach. It's very pretty when you are in the water and look back at the shore with the mountain as a backdrop. The nearby mountains also protect the beach from strong winds. 

Namhae is Korea's 5th largest island. It is surrounded by 76 smaller islands. I think that island on the left is called 목도 Mokdo Island. The area is nicknamed 다도해 Dadohae, which means 'sea of islands.' The entire area is part of the 

한려해상국립공원 Hallyeohaesang National Park, which is 120km of shoreline from Yeosu on the west to Goeje on the east, with Namhae and Sacheon in the middle.

We stopped at the German Village for a late lunch on the way home.

German Village was built to welcome home the Koreans who had made a living in Germany for several years as part of an agreement between the two countries in the 1960s. It mostly consists of restaurants and homes/pensions that resemble German construction. Plus it boasts a beautiful view of the 

몰건항 Mulgeonhang Port.

[August 5]

Waterfall Summer 3.0 - Baegun Valley Falls

 Kate and I went on a recon visit to Baegun Valley Falls because we had never been and wanted to check it out before the whole gang went. The stream by the parking lot was not promising, but we started the easy trek up.

It wasn't long before we started seeing more water falling over the rocks.

The water would cascade over the rocks into a pool. Then you would turn downstream and it was peaceful.

We peaked over the edge and saw what looked like a deep pool, so we decided that looked like a good place to stop.

Baegun Mountain is the origin of the river that flows through the valley. The Beagun Valley is 4km long and has over 20 falls and pools. The well-known Confucian scholar Nammyeong Jo Sik was known to frequent the Baegun Valley.

Daisy and Kate went downstream a bit, but there was a small cliff to descend and I couldn't carry the doggies down there.

The water was so clear. It was also very cold and refreshing.

Lunch time!

I read that the letters 'yeongnamjeilcheonsok' are carved in a rock somewhere along the valley. This might be it? I have no idea what yeongnamjeilcheonsok means, but I might have found the carving. These are Chinese letters so I can't read it.

"Bombs away!" Splash! Eli and Nic were finding rocks to throw down into the pool. 

Then they fished them out,

and tried to dam up the stream.

The Daiser and I went exploring up the creek a bit.

This was like one huge rock that the water flowed over.

This is how you know the boys are ready to go home.👇

[July 21]