I had gotten a fairly late start to the
day because of having to mess with buses from Pohang, but I had made
good time with leg 12. It was only early afternoon. So I decided to
continue with the hike. And after getting the new phone and the app
sorted, it kept a much better tally on my progress and route for this
leg.
Leg 13 continued up in in the direction
of the most easterly point of the Korean mainland. There really
isn't much to say about the leg. It wasn't rural or isolated. A lot
of the leg was along a road that wound right along the coast.
Therefore it was concrete. It was also not overly difficult.
But where previous legs had been
fronted by seemingly interminable seafood restaurants and mooring
areas at the shore, this was just a scenic drive/walking area through
this stretch. It was really nice being away from power complexes and
seafood.
Along the way there were more murals.
In the few days previous to this
hike, there must have been some fairly significant snow event. It
was about 15 degrees this day and had been warm for a couple of days
before. For this much snow to still be hanging about, it must have
been a good dump of snow to have fallen.
And there was a spot with rocks and
seagulls. The vantage point allowed for getting a close up of a
seagull with waves crashing on rocks behind. Well, I thought it was
artistic at any rate.
Then I came upon a bridge/platform that
extended out to sea.
I arrived as a bunch of fishing vessels
were headed out to sea past a small rocky islet.
And then it was on into Guryongpo
Harbour as the day was ending. A hill gave a really nice view on the
setting sun, as I found the marker sign for the end of this
particular leg.
I thought I would stay in the Guryongpo
Harbour area and start out again in the morning. But as I was
casting about for a place to stay, I heard the unmistakable sounds of
a festival. Sure enough there was some kind of festival area on one
of the breakwaters. Guryongpo is known for snow crab. I suspect it
was a festival in honour of the snow crab. Unfortunately, this was
likely to mean I wasn't finding anywhere to stay for a reasonable
price. And I was right.
I did stumble onto a historical area
that had been redeveloped from the time of the Japanese occupation,
but I decided to check it out in the morning and I headed back to
Pohang proper to find a place to stay.
While I was waiting for the bus, I
noticed this guy in a tank at a restaurant across the way. One of
the celebrated snow crabs, I think...
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