Just when you think the area you live in is getting boring you get a weekend where you see some new shit and realize just how much there is to explore. On Saturday I made my second trip to Sinan, the island county located west of Mokpo. Virtually all of these islands are accessible only by ferry and I had been meaning to explore them for some time. What makes Sinan so great are the countless beaches scattered throughout the islands. Good beaches are hard to find in my area of Korea because of the strong tide. When you have thousands of islands in such a small area of the ocean, they act as a water funnel, causing the stronger, faster tides. Because of this, most of the beaches in south-western Korea are no good because the water sucks all the sand away, leaving mud and rock where sand would normally lay. The tide on this beach was strong but the sand remained. We had great time out playing Frisbee and drinking beers. There was a little house nearby that had a small grocery store. To buy food you had to get the attention of the family running the store as it was locked but it was well stocked for such in isolated area. We played a lot of Frisbee on the beach which great except for the occasional vehicle rolling by. This beach is flat and the sand compact so it made for a great driving surface and the locals use this beach for a road. Pretty funny to see decent cars cruising along the beach.
I will have to come back to these islands and explore more. This was a great first experience of Sinan County.