Jeonbuk Life 2018-1 Spring

Enjoy the long,
empty beach
there and swim
with flying fish.
GET THERE
BY BUS
There is also a city bus that goes to
Senyudo. Bus 99 leaves from the small
harbour just before the bridge and its
route goes the whole way to Seonyudo.
Some time ago, the bus had been stopping
on the island just before Seonyudo
called Munyudo. After that, you still had a
one-hour walking path to journey along
or a shorter bike ride if you choose to
rent. But since January 2018, the last car
bridge was built between Munyudo and
Seonyudo, and bus 99 can now get there.
GET THERE
BY CAR
Now, not only bus 99 but also cars and
tour buses can access the island and stop
at the new huge parking lot.
TRAVEL TIP: It can get crazy crowded
on the weekends, but here is a small tip
for you: everybody seems to leave after
4:30pm, and bus 99 is still running until
10pm! So you can really enjoy the island
in the twilight without the crowd.
During the crowded day, you can
enjoy a delicious meal at one of
the fish restaurants. My favorite
one is hidden behind the main
road, called Ourisikdang — literally
“our restaurant” — and they cook a
delicious spicy fish soup with the
most tender fish I ever tried so far
in Korea. Some roads are now nearly
deserted, like the old walking/biking
path from Munyudo to Seonyudo
since there is another road for cars
and buses, and these offer beautiful
sights of the sea. If you walk from
Seonyudo to Munyudo, you can
catch bus 99 at a new bus stop, so
there is no need to do a round trip.
In summer, when it is not raining, it
is the best time to enjoy the long
empty beach and swim with flying
fish around you. The sea here might
not be as clear as that in the South,
but it is clean and warmer. You
should really make an effort to go
there soon, because this island won’t
stay wild for long. These days there is
a lot of development work going on
around the beach.
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