Travel Diary: Jeju Island 2018, Day 2 (Night Out & Chasing Wild Dolphins) Part 1

notimetospace (58)in #travel • 6 years ago (edited)

Introduction

The first day of my Jeju Island Trip was already indeed a new experience for me. Having a warm pot of hot Ginseng Chicken Porridge, experiencing invisible kids pushing our bus, sending out our strongest Dragon by the sea, and the Cherry Blossom that makes my blue hair to stand out! You can Read about my DAY ONE here (Part 1) (Part 2) (Part 3) and a Brief Post (Here).

What's sleep?

I went for supper with a local because I don't understand why should I spend extra time in sleep when I can go our to experience more. We drank beer, we talk about cultural difference, he was suggesting where I should visit, he was recommending some awesome songs to me and so much more. Youngsters are able to converse in fluent English now, so the meetup was fun!

Day 2 Itinerary

Hotel RegentMarine Jeju Breakfast Buffet (Part 1)
Gimnyeong Yacht Tour (Part 1)
Seongeup Folk Village (Part 2)
Lunch @ 옛정의골식당 (Part 2)
Jeju Tangerine Farm (Part 2)
Seongsan Ilchulbong (Part 3)
Seopjikoji (Part 3)
Dinner @ 별내리는정원 (Stars Fall Garden) (Part 3)

Hotel RegentMarine Jeju Breakfast Buffet

I slept at 3 am and the sky was bright already when it was 6 am. I thought I've missed the bus. I think I will never be late for class in Malaysia if the sky would be bright at 5 am! Is it okay to say that it's the Sun that moulds the people to be disciplined in their waking hours?

The breakfast Buffet is awesome because you can get a variety of food such as Salads, Seaweed soup, Jeju Honey & Yoghurt, Tangerine Sauce for Salad (Favourite), Lots of Kimchi, Juices, Coffee and Tea. William's favourite was the Kimchi Squid! Not sure about you, but I actually like to stay in accommodation that provides breakfast, so I won't need to put effort to wake up and think where should I go for food.

Enjoy a Dolphin Tour by Yacht from Gimnyeong

We left out hotel at 9 am in order to make it for Yacht Sailing by 10 am! Glam Suitcase Travel's bus driver was truly awesome because he was on time to pick us up! One hour journey to Jeju-si is always entertaining with our Tour Guide Esther who is willing to share the cultural differences and social issues in Korea.

Before we head to our Yacht, everyone has to go to the restroom. You know, no toilets, obviously. We don't want to deal with this nature call which would lead us to an unpleasant ride. The person in charge was being polite to lead us the way and assuring us that we will surely get to see dolphins in this weather!

In this Yacht, they served us fresh sashimis (Flat Fish Meat), Pineapples, Tomato, and drinks! I got myself more beer! FREE FLOW BEER! I've been building this drinking habit since the day when my dates are bringing me to various Bars to chill.

After 20 minutes of the ride, the dolphins came to say hello! They were chasing us and the only thing we did was to take pictures of them. Awesome experience to see that they are actually strong enough to chase us. We were on a boat with motors, hello. 40 minutes of Yacht ride, 15 minutes of new experience. Worth it!

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Gimnyeong Yacht Tour (Location): South Korea, Jeju-do, Cheju, Gujwa-eup, 김녕리 4074-2
Link to website for More information: http://www.visitjeju.net/en/tourView.jto?menuCd=DOM_000001817004000000&areaId=CONT_000000000500002&langCd=EN

Self-Trip Guide
I saw this banner in the Hotel's lobby. If you're a guest here, maybe you could give a day for dolphins. May the dolphins' force be with you! Do go with a group of friends and arrange this day tour with the receptionist.

End Note

I will still end my post with a sweet thank you note to Glam Suitcase Travels for inviting me along to visit Jeju Island! Jeju is great, the dophins were awesome! All hoto Credits to William Leong Photography!