Jeju Olle Trail Route 7: Oegoldae-Wolpyeong Harbor

So Jeju Island has this new long-distance hiking trail that I've been wanting to check out for a while.  My friend Ellen back in the olden days met the founder, or something like that and ever since then, I knew that it was fate that I had to hike it.  And since I'm on Jeju Island, working at a dive shop for the summer, it seems the ideal time.  There are lots of days when there are no divers, so I have plenty of time to do the 14 or so sections. 

Anyway, did you know that in my former life, I was once a long-distance hiker?  Back in 2004, I walked 1500 miles of the Appalachian Trail over the course of 4 months.  You can even read my online journal if you want.  I can't believe I was once so hard-core and would carry all this crap on my back and go for 10 days without a shower and change of clothes.  I'm too old for that now for sure.  And my body is pretty beat-up (from that hike?!)  So....that's why the Olle Trail is so ideal!  There are plenty of places to get food and drinks along the way and you could for sure find a place to sleep every night at a little motel each night.  And, I heard that the guesthouses will even send your bags ahead for you to the next stop for a small fee. 

The 15 km's of section 7 were amazing.  Think West-Coast Trail-ish (on Canada's Vancouver Island).  Crashing waves, rocky cliffs, forests, rock scrambling, ladders.  And plenty of Jeju unique-ness: greenhouses filled with flowers, oranges and other assorted things.  Harbors and fishing villages.  Anyway, my next day off: another section!