Jeju

YESTERDAY:

• woke up a bit late
• head to airport with Jackie’s mom
  • this car was finally free of smoke!
  • driver recognized my Peak Design bag
  • apparently he’s an amateur photographer
• got Jackie’s mom into a lounge
  • noodle soup was nice
• flight back to HK went smoothly
  • traded seats so that two ladies could sit together
• parted ways with Jackie’s mom in HK
• passed security heading back into international terminal
  • they got a bit concerned with the tire sensor samples
  • somehow, pointing out that I have a wife waiting for me helped …?
  • also needed convincing that they weren’t rechargeable
• hung out in the Kyra lounge again
  • didn’t realize there was a back section with phone booths
  • took a call with Sunjay
• head to a different lounge
  • actually better food, but a bit more bustly
• didn’t realize the train stops running after 1 am
• ended up scrambling to walk to a bus stop
  • then arrived just as the bus departed …
  • still ended up at the gate on time
• arrived in Jeju around 6:30 am

TODAY:

• rather chilly in Jeju!
• also kind of cloudy
• head to hotel
  • Uber works nicely here, but it just calls a local cab
  • Google Maps driving/walking directions don’t work though
  • dropped off bags at hotel
• head to a local cafe
  • very peaceful
• drop by a massage place
  • lady wasn’t expecting guests and had to call for help
  • got some international gateway testing done in the meantime
  • pretty decent massages
  • she did give me a cramp in my calf though
• Jackie wanted to walk to an arboretum
  • uphill was actually too exhausting for me :(
  • pretty sure I have bronchitis
• lunch at a Jeju bbq pork place
  • lady was true to the reviews and showed us how to wrap the pork in different leaves
• head back to hotel
  • took a nap on a bench for an hour
• got into our hotel room!
  • took a massive nap
  • finished a bit more gateway testing
• found a noodle soup restaurant
  • uber so cheap here
  • also the roads are two-way but only fit one car
  • folks park on both sides of the street
  • pedestrians right in the middle …
• noodle soup with generous pork slices
  • very tasty
• head back to rest

LEARNINGS:

• apparently the Google Maps issue is due to Korea unwilling to allow Google to process GPS data outside the country
  • due to them technically being in a state of war