Dukjukdo "Island of Deep Water"

... and this is exactly what we found. an island with a tidal change of about 25 feet. the cliff we jumped in the afternoon was a sea of rocks and sand 5 hours later.
we enjoyed our little holiday, celebrating Korean thanksgiving (Chusuk), with a few other friends as well. it reminded us of BC - we were surrounded by mountains and the ocean.

Dukjukdo Pictures

very old fishing boats beached by the tide

jennica and sarah jane reading by the ocean

another old fishing boat

the buys trying to fish with bamboo rodes

jamie, jennica, reub, davey, and jonny

Dukjukdo Pictures

Reuben & Janers enjoying the view.

We jumped this cliff 5 hours ago.

Starfish cluttered the beach at low tide.

Giant(100kg) and Midget (50kg) filling up on "Ritz" before dinner.

Balls of sand scattered from crabs making homes in the sand.

Gyeongbokgung Palace

Fred and us at the Gyeongbokgung Palace "Palace of Shining Blessings". it was constructed in the late 1400's by King Taejo.

very interesting detail on all the buildings in the temple.

two girls wearing the korean traditonal dress called a hanbok.

a kimchi hut, with two kimchi pots burried in the ground. koreans let kimchi ferment in these and access them as often as needed to prepare meals

another building in the palace.

Our Apartment

the greatest thing we have ever received for free!

our bedroom - the fan above the bed is our greatest buy yet.

living room - every furnishing you see was free. what a blessing! notice the kimchi pot on the right beside the fan

kitchen - just waiting to find chairs for our table.

Sanbon: Our City

we are to the left of the green netting


central park - view from our apartment


downtown sanbon at night


A Class - our school is on the 9th floor

Reuben - down town sanbon (beside our apartment building)