Deokjeokdo Island; June 27th, 2009.

Two weeks ago, myself and about 50 others all went to an island off the coast of Incheon. We too a ferry for about 80 minutes into the sea towards the island. The ferry left at 9:30 am. My friend Tony bought me a beer on the way there and then I bought him one after that, that was how most of the day was, lots of beer and soju had by all. We got to the ferry terminal on the island, a small little part with a few shops and restaurants. We loaded up in a bus and took a 15 minute drive to a nice beach where we were all to meet. There was a nice row of trees about 100-200 yards from the water. This is where I set up my tent, in shade, it was a real nice spot. During the day, we swam, played frisbee, and frisbee cups'. It is a game where you put some cups on a stick that is in the ground and you try to throw a frisbee at the stick to try and knock the cup off. Pretty fun. In the late afternoon, I went to the shade for a bit and did some reading, trying to get my second wind. I was there for about 30 minutes when my friends Matt and Blair happened to be walking down a trail and there we met. Chances of that happening were too good, it was great to see them. So we sat and talked and drank some more beer. It was a good time. They set up their tent, and we got back to the party. I met some girls from Seoul, they were real nice. We sat on the beach and drank soju, while talking about our lives and such. Matt, Blair and I soon went to a place to have some grub. This is where the night turns a bit cloudy. We drank beer and soju during dinner, the day was starting to catch up with me. We went back to the beach where there was a large fire with many people sitting around it and partying there "asses" off. It was a good time. Some people were playing guitar, I tried, but at that point I was not very good, so I put the guitar down, eventually jumped into the ocean for a while, I think that was a good thing, it felt good. Next thing I knew, it was 11 the next morning, I was in my tent and felt reasonably okay. A great night. That morning Evan and I, climbed a peak that was real close to the beach, it took us about an hour to get to the top. It was a great view, you could see much of the island from there. It was a hot day and I was sweating a lot. By the time I got down to the beach again, that is when the hang over started for me. It was not a good one. I sat on the beach for a while, then packed up my tent. Just in time, because it started to rain pretty heavily. I caught a bus to the ferry port and sat in front of a store just away from the rain, shut my eyes and listened to some music on Warnke's iPod, thanks for lending that to me Matt! We got on the ferry about 90 minutes later, many people of the party were drinking too, I couldn't even think about it. The ride back was nice, I sat with Filip, he is a friend from Canada. we said our good byes when we got back to Incheon, I helped the ladies from Seoul on the subway back to Seoul. I went home and suffered the "two day" hangover. I think it was a first for me. I am not proud of it, but that is how you learn. Overall it was great to be away from the city, meet a bunch more of people and sleep in my new tent. A great time, you should try to make it out there if you can. Will I make it there again? We will see. The ferry cost was about 40,000 won for a round trip ticket. A good deal, I think. Until next time, be well and in touch.
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