Jeju: Day 3: Oedolgae Park

Date: 12/27/2010

The final day of my Jeju trip was spent doing a hike in the morning, another garden, and Loveland.

Lucky for us, the weather had made a drastic turn over night and we woke up to beautiful blue, clear skies.  We went to the southern half of the island for Odeolgae, which finally started to feel like a "honeymooners" location.

We visited Oedolgae Park first.  This is a place with more geological funness.

First, the rocks in the water: (Islands?)

 Group photo Moment:

Second, are the columnar joints.

Another quote from a sign:
"Until the first half of the 18th century, perfectly symmetrical and hexagonal basalt columns were believe to be formed by crystallization in water.  It was not until the middle of the 18th century that volcanologist understood that columnar basalt occurred as lava flows, and was connected to volcanic vents, and that crystallization could occur as a result of the removal of heat from molten.  This stands as a major advance in earth science."

It's pretty ...trip-y...(?)...to think that these are naturally forming occurances.

Half of me was more interested, though, in the beauty of the water.  It was just so blue!

Other Randomness at Oedolgae Park: 

I lost my chapstick.....

Kat's hat says "New Zealand" in Koera.  This prompted one Korean mother to go, "Oh!  New Zealand?" Kat nods.  The mother frantically waves over her oldest daughter (on the left of Kat) who had studied in New Zealand.  So they got a group photo shot.

Sarah and I decide we want to be Hollabong too!  We pose as Scholars.

Work out equipment along the path of the park.