After 50 kilometres the first day of
this long weekend, followed by about 30 the second day, I had done
one leg, plus returning from Haesindang park, so about 15 kilometres
so far on this third day. And my feet hurt. This leg, 31, was only
about 8 kilometres, but I was sure it was going to be somewhat
painful. So I decided this would cap off the weekend and I would
head back afterwards. It hadn't been the original plan, but the
annoyance I had over the course the trail planners had chosen, plus
the large amount of road walking, and my tired feet, all convinced me
to alter the plan and head home early. Hopefully this leg would be
somewhat more interesting and wouldn't leave me with a bad taste to
brood on until I could next return.
From the start point, I headed up the
hill... along the road. There was not much of interest for this
early stretch, except that it was along the route of some kind of
marathon.
After about half the distance, however,
the route turned along the bank of a river. Scenery!!! Not coastal
scenery, but sooooo much better than watching cars drive by.
There were newly growing crops...
And fish ladders on the river...
And a guy doing some kind of crop
maintenance. It all wasn't a great deal, but it was a refreshing
change from the monotonous blacktop stretching away through trees and
between hills and mountains. It was a suitable way to end a somewhat
frustrating set of legs. Hopefully it will improve again as I get
more into the actual touristic areas of Gangwon Province.
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