For the long weekend in June, we went to an island on the south part of Korea. We went with a tour group called "Enjoy Korea" whom we have found to be a really good company.
When we first got to Namhae after about a 3 hour bus ride, we went to a farm village that uses the traditional farming techniques to farm rice on terraces next to the sea. Flat land had been cut out of the land to make many small rice fields at different levels. The rice had just been planted so it was still very small.
Considering that I am from a farm, I have seen many different kinds of crops, but rice is always a fun one for me to see because I am not used to it.
They flood the fields with water, and then plant the small rice plants. The rice is already small plants and not seeds when they go into the ground. I didn't know this before. It's planted in rows to make it easier to harvest later in the fall.
That night we cooked our own meat that we had brought. When it was dark we spent some time on the beach, roman candles being shot off and enjoying the sounds of the waves.
The next day in the morning we went to a temple. It was located pretty high up and the clouds and the fog were thick. This provided its own beauty. I was disappointed that we could see out for the view. I'm sure it was spectacular!
After the temple, we were then taken to another beach to enjoy the sun. Well, lack of sun really. There wasn't much sun at all over the weekend to be honest. We opted out of the German village because had heard from numerous others that it wasn't that great!
On the second night we were so tired and exhausted from the day that we didn't even spend much time outside. I had big plans to roast marshmallows, but we fell asleep and were just too tired...
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