Temple to Beach to Path

After seeing the main temple area, we found our way over to a place with less traffic. We learned that this is the area where people stay when they're visiting the temple. Maybe there are also students there? Anyway, Ben, the eternal child, climbed up on a hill where there was a patch of grass and a nice view. After awhile the rest of us joined him. Then, just as we were getting comfy and enjoying the sound of the birds, a monk kicked us off and informed us that it was a sacred place. In fact, there were wooden stairs over this hill to make certain that noone stepped on it. It just figures that the only patch of grass was a sacred spot. It wasn't even soft grass ;). That evening we kept travelling South. We went almost as far South as you can go on the Korean penninsula. That night we hung out on the beach for awhile, lit a few fireworks, etc. The others had beer while I had orange juice. With the beach and the stupid drinking game combined, I drank an entire liter of OJ before the night was out. Here's a picture attempt that would've been good if I had a tripod :) The next morning I was up earlier than everyone else (I wonder why...) and went down to the beach to read. While there, I saw a bunch of fish jumping out of the water. That was fun to watch. Once everyone was up, we continued our trek South a few minutes to reach the actual tip of Korea. There we took a hiking trail to try to reach the observation tower we saw. Part of the trail was one of these foot massaging paths that are quite popular in Korea. They sure hurt, though!