Saturday, June 15, 2019

South Korea 10: A crater, stones, a maze park, and a lava tube

As our last day on the east coast of Jeju, we set out to hit a few spots that sounded interesting.  First we went to Sangumburi, which was a crater in the ground.  It had some paths to walk, with some flower fields, and a crater at the end.  I was hoping to walk around the entirety of the border ofr the crater, but the path was roped off at a certain point.



While driving through Jeju, I saw tons of tons of themed museums and parks, one more ridiculous sounding than the next.  A few minutes away from our first spot, we arrived at Jeju Stone Park.  The place was massive and seemed mostly abandoned, but there were other tourists here and there.  We followed the recommended walking path, which first led to a giant fountain and underground museum featuring volcanic rock, followed by forest paths and an art gallery in an abandoned building.  Miles liked the rocks in the museum the most.



At one point, Miles spotted an ant carrying another insect around so we sat around there for a while.



Another relatively short distance away was Maze Land, a small park dedicated to a few mazes.  The place was very busy, with busloads of kids.  The first maze had nearly no turn offs, so we just walked straight(circularly) through it.



The next maze had mist generators, constantly spraying.  I held my cameras above my headed and proceeded quickly through that section.  The final maze was made of stone.  It started off harmlessly enough, but then all at once, pipes that protruded from the tops of the rocks started spewing mist that fell down on you.  I promptly put my cameras away.



The park had some other areas like a rose garden and a Minotaur museum.  Miles stopped at the wall of Where's Waldos.  At this point, we had had plenty of time dealing with crowds, so decided to move on.  Our last destination was Manjanggul Cave, a kilometer long lava tube.  I brought a jacket but Miles wasn't interested.  I loved the tunnel, while Miles was not impressed.  I do not know why.  It was beautiful.

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