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