Course: Macheon-- Geumgye
Distance walked: 14km
The easy days spent in Macheon left my belly full and thoughts busy of the new friends we had made and the experiences still ahead of us on the trail. Because we could not walk the BaekduDaegan for the next several kilometers, we decided to try a newly constructed trail that winds its way around the small towns and valleys surrounding Macheon called Jarakgil. While the trail was at times hard to find and we ended up bush-wacking our way up the side of a mountain at one point, we were excited to be moving again.
At one point we came upon a Korean couple planting various vegetables in front of a newly constructed home. We began chatting and they invited us to their home for coffee. We were fairly wet from the steady rain that had fallen for most of the day, so the warm home and coffee were a welcomed gift. As we swapped stories, were we told of the couple's children who are living in Seoul and how they hoped their kids would one day do a trip like this and that people would welcome them into their homes as well. Passing on the gift of hospitality, that is one thing that I have already taken away from our short time on the trail thus far. We are still in contact with this couple and are often sent inspring messages and poetry to keep us going.
We were gifted some ginseng alcohol which Rob had to carry for a couple of days.
The easy days spent in Macheon left my belly full and thoughts busy of the new friends we had made and the experiences still ahead of us on the trail. Because we could not walk the BaekduDaegan for the next several kilometers, we decided to try a newly constructed trail that winds its way around the small towns and valleys surrounding Macheon called Jarakgil. While the trail was at times hard to find and we ended up bush-wacking our way up the side of a mountain at one point, we were excited to be moving again.
At one point we came upon a Korean couple planting various vegetables in front of a newly constructed home. We began chatting and they invited us to their home for coffee. We were fairly wet from the steady rain that had fallen for most of the day, so the warm home and coffee were a welcomed gift. As we swapped stories, were we told of the couple's children who are living in Seoul and how they hoped their kids would one day do a trip like this and that people would welcome them into their homes as well. Passing on the gift of hospitality, that is one thing that I have already taken away from our short time on the trail thus far. We are still in contact with this couple and are often sent inspring messages and poetry to keep us going.
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