This past Saturday, we went on a river kayaking tour! The tour was led by a Gwangju native, who goes by the name of Pedro. He leads a group called "Lonely Korea" in the city, and takes foreigners on tours several weekends every month. Usually they involve some sort of outdoor adventure compnent. This was our first tour with Pedro, but we will definitely be going with him again! We started the day with a drive through the beautiful Korean countryside. We drove about an hour outside of the city to the lovely Seomjin River. When we arrived, we were given helmets and lifejackets; we wondered what we had gotten ourselves into when we were given helmets, as we had thought the trip would be on smooth waters. However, we soon found out that the river had some very small rapids and at points went a little fast. However, it was definitely a great beginners level river kayaking trip. The tour guide got some great pictures of us as we floated down the river. It was a gorgeous day and though we both got soaked by the end, it was well worth it. I am glad we got to participate before the weather starts to get really cold!
Here are some photos provided by the tour guide:
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| Pedro, our tour guide, is on the left |
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| "ISN'T THIS AWESOME??" |
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| The whole group |
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Snack time!
We had a great day! This is something I might want to look into doing as a hobby! :)
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ReplyDeleteWow what a great adventure!! Looks like a lot of fun!! The pictures he took are great!
ReplyDeleteHow fun :)
ReplyDeleteThis looks awesome! What a cool way to experience the country. How cold will it eventually get? Will you have snow for Hanukkah? (Please excuse my total geographic ignorance.)
ReplyDeleteHaha no prob I asked the same thing! It snows in Korea and will get pretty cold. Wasn't too bad when we went kayaking, but the leaves are starting to change colors and there is a definite chill in the air. We are looking forward to experiencing all four seasons!
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