Yup... It was still a nice looking
place after a good night's sleep. I'd stay again. And the first
sign seen in three legs also said I was on the right track. And it
informed me that I was nearly 300 kilometres along the trail. I'm
remarkably impressed with myself about that.
But I was wanting to be able to get
through the next leg and still get back to Seosan... work the next
day... So I got up early and headed off around 7:30. I didn't want
to mess with any kind of breakfast at the hotel. I figured I would
find a place to grab something to eat within short order. It turned
out to not be the case. I also didn't have any snack things with me
this time. I'll have to do better in the future.
The day was a bit grey and forbidding.
It seemed it might rain. But it also gave the hike some atmosphere.
It seems they are making an effort to
improve safety conditions for people doing the trail through the
Pohang section. There was a fair amount of construction on what I
suspect are hiking/walking paths for trekkers. And I must admit to a
bit of jealousy of future trekkers with some of the viewing points
that are being installed along the cliffs.
A lot of this leg was along shoreline,
with only a couple of forays into towns along the way.
Towards the end there was some
construction on what are probably going to be some kind of sea-view
hotels or some sort. It will take some of the charm out of the area,
but I guess “progress” can't be stopped.
A lime green house. Maybe it doubles
as a lighthouse.
There were some ruins along the way.
One was on a cliff.
The last stage of the leg, coming in
Hwajin and the beach, there was a brilliant little trail through the
woods for both trekkers and cyclists. It was lovely. Of course,
there were those who didn't see it that way. Cars were also seen
along the trail. I wonder if, “But it cuts down the distance I
have to go and gets me there faster,” sounds as lame to them when
they say things like that as it does to me.
As I was arriving at the end point of
the leg, it was around 11 o'clock. I began had been trying to see
what transportation options I might have to get me home. Then in the
distance I spied a bus. It was just sitting at an intersection.
That was promising. I headed to the end point, another sign, and
then headed out to the spot where the bus had been. It was gone, but
there was a bus stop. Hopefully it wasn't as infrequent as the bus
out of Pohang a couple of legs previously. I sat and waited and
tried finding some information about the schedule. Unfortunately the
information I found was not promising. It suggested I had a couple
of hours to wait. So I made myself comfortable and read a book. I
noticed buses going along the highway that encouraged me though.
They showed me a new way to get to the area that might not require
three buses and a train. Two might end up being enough in the
future.
The scheduled time for the bus
(according to Google Maps) came. And it went. No bus. Hmmm... It
was by now half past 1 in the afternoon and I was beginning to run
out of leeway time for being able to make it back to Seosan. I
decided to give it another ten minutes before trying something. Then
a bus came the other direction. Well that was a start. How long
would it be before it came back? I was unsure. It was about 20
minutes later that the bus returned and I was able to start the
process of returning to Pohang and the train station to take a train
to Daejeon, so I could take another bus back to Seosan. My friend
told me I was dedicated. I suggested to him that he probably meant
stubborn. I mean to complete this thing, come hell or high water
now. I won't be denied. But I sure could use more information than
the caretakers of the trail seem inclined to provide. It would make
things so much easier. Sigh!!!
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