12.5 km of inline fun

Hello everyone,

I hope you all had a good weekend. We had a great time and were able to enjoy the beautiful day on Sunday. Saturday, it was a little of a downer since it rained all day on our ultimate field but we did go out for supper. Karina had a little girls night with some friends and the boys had some food. It was good.
Sunday, we got up really early for the weekend and headed to the east side of the island. We were participating in a inline race. The race was on an ocean road and had a great view of Udo island.

We had thought we would compete in the 5km race but at the last minute, we decided it was a nice day and that we should join our friend in the 12.5 km race. It was really windy but for most of the race, we were with the wind. It was really cool because the race was free for foreigners and they even lent you equipment.

We got there and had to find someone who could speak English. It took a bit of time but when we finally found him, we had to drive to someones house to pick up the equipment. They pick up the skates and dropped us of at the half-way mark of 12.5 kms. It was really funny because we were in our K2 rollerblades and almost everyone else had the pro inline skates with 5 wheels. The skates we had were really nice. We had our jackets on and I carried the bag for the race while they were all in there spandex. It was a great time and we got to inline on this beautiful shore road and look at the waves. It was really windy for the first 5 kms but at the end we mostly had the wind to our backs.
At times, we would try to use the wind to our advantage but against the wind we used the drafting system to help each other out. We did not get hurt and had a leasurely 12.5 km skate to the finish line. It was funny too because we were getting cheered on by everyone on the track. We finished the race in around 45 minutes then headed to the race tent for some free food and a prize. We even got medals for our effort. We had a great time and I bet there only around 10 foreigners in the 5th Jeju International Inline Skating Games. Then, we left and drove around the east side of the island to scope out some beaches.


We took the shore roads and found some nice beaches for the summer. It was really cool. We can't wait to go back in a few weeks when the weather is in the 20s.



We took this picture to show you guys a treat that the Koreans love to eat. It is sundried squid. I think it's like jerky. We haven't tried any yet.

By the time we got home it was 1 pm so we headed off to the beach for the afternoon and met up with some friends. The small little car lets us explore the island even more. Sunday night, we made Bimbimbap at home and relaxed for the night. We were really tired from the weekend. We are enjoying our time hear and hope to visit the other beaches on the island even more. It is really beautiful on the island. At the end of the month, we are off to the Seoul for the weekend. It will be fun.

Talk to you soon,

Karina and Christian

Tico - The Korean Mini

Hello everyone,

We are now proud owners of a Tico. This is the smallest car you can get here. We will use this car to visit the island. We want to use it to go anywhere are bikes won't make it.

The car was pretty cheap and we will probably get a good resale. The car really doesn't go over ninety with more then two people in it but the max speed limit on the island is 80 anyways. This car is even smaller then my old Festiva. It sounds and feels like a go-cart.
I think it is really funny to see two tall people get out of the car. We are almost touching shoulders in the car. We are happy and will be safe on these streets. It's kind of like driving in Montreal.

Stay safe and we will see talk to you soon.

Later

Christian and Karina

Bonjour

Hello everyone,

We are doing great. We have had a long week but are enjoying ourselves. We hope to play some ulty on the week-end in Jeju City. It should be fun. We are enjoying the weather. It has been around 10 degrees all week and we hope by next week to be in shorts. We are also completing the final details on our car.

I have been biking and visiting the south side of the island. If it does not rain this weekend I hope to go for a two hour bike ride along the shoreline. I love the new bikes we got and am enjoying the speed. It is a lot of fun except when you have to climb the hills. Down the hills, I am pretty much going at the speed limit which is a lot of fun. Karina had a nasty bruise on her finger so she was not able to join me the last few days but it is healing well and we should get out next week.

I hope the winter has not been to hard on everyone and if anyone wants to visit a beautiful island, you are all welcomed to come stay with us. We are thinking of everyone and hope you are not freezing to much.

Have fun and enjoy yourselves,

Later

Christian and Karina