Anyone up for a road trip to the Sea of Japan East Sea?

Leaving the traffic of Seoul behind and heading out to the country on Highway 6.

Most of the trip is two lane blacktop which is the way I prefer to roll.

You don’t so much go over the mountains as you do going through them.

A rest area where Jee Yeun refreshes herself with noodles and kimchi.

More tunnels.  I swear the Korean people must be descended from Tolkien’s dwarves.

The long and winding road that leads me to your door…

…well, our beachfront hotel room door anyway.

A room with a view for about forty bucks thanks to Jee Yeun’s well developed negotiating skills.

One view from the room…

…another view.

What do you do with a rainy day at the beach?  Find a coffee shop of course.

Here’s one of the reasons Jee Yeun is so special.  Most folks would be disappointed that it was raining at the beach.  Jee Yeun said “isn’t it great to sit here and smell the coffee and watching it rain!”  Even the butterfly (moth?) seemed to agree.

Me contemplating the wisdom of Jee Yeun’s words.

Like the Morton salt girl, when it rains it pours.  But that’s alright.

As they say in old Mexico: sometimes life’s a beach.