[fhs-65] Re: Travelog
- From: "donnakasch" <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> ("donnakasch")
- To: fhs-65@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 08 Mar 2022 12:38:58 -0500
Thanks for sharing, Steve. I don't suppose the bigger island is Jeju?Donna
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-------- Original message --------From: Steve <sfgrob@xxxxxxxxxxx> Date: 3/7/22 8:48 PM (GMT-05:00) To: FHS-65 <FHS-65@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [fhs-65] Travelog
I've often said how ruggedly beautiful South Korea is. And when
I'm there, I can't resist taking way too many pictures. I thought
I would share some of them with you from time to time. Once in
awhile, I get one that turns out well.
Below is a picture taken from a lighthouse platform on a small
island we visited. Not only is it beautiful there, but is rather
interesting.
The interesting part here is that this island can
only be reached by boat or on foot, from the somewhat larger
island next to it. But, this can only happen at special times of
the day when the tide is at its lowest point. Once the tide
recedes far enough a "land bride" is exposed making it possible
for people to cross from one island to the other. The now exposed
land bridge can be seen in the center left side of the picture.
Those tiny dark specs are people crossing the bridge.
No one any longer lives on the island, but not too
long ago light-keepers and their families stayed on the island to
run and maintain the lighthouse and generators. It is still a
working lighthouse.
In the above picture you can see folks waiting for
the tide to go down enough to allow crossing. We hiked from the
far end of the main island, and when we got here, we waited a
little bit more than an hour to cross. Because the times of the
tide changes daily, it can be a bit of a guessing game as to when
crossing is possible. Oki is standing in the center of the
picture, just to the right of the man in the blue jacket and white
hat, using her psychic powers to speed up the receding tide.
Steve
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