We strolled up to the small ferry crossing and handed over the 5,300 won (£2.60) return ticket price. Blimey that's good, I hear you cry! Well yes, but the crossing takes all of about 15 minutes, and most of that is the boat turning around. Even so, it was enough for a few Koreans to get a full powered, mouth-open, head-jerking, deep sleep in.
The island is extremely small, and designed for relaxing, sunbathing, cycling and picnicing. There aren't many cars on the island (probably because they wouldn't fit), so the best thing to do is hire one of the many bicycles and zip around taking in all the scenery. So that's what we did.
You can stay overnight in wooden cabins by the waterside if you want to make a weekend of it, but even a few hours on the island gives you time to soak it all in and spend enough time risking your life trying to manoeuvre a novelty tandem bike.
We headed back to the ferry, but not before visiting a dusty shop that seemed to sell very few things, yet had a lot of pickled animals in jars. Maybe they were for sale too. Pickled snake, anyone?
The Whats and The Hows
How do I get there? Take a taxi from Chuncheon Bus Terminal for about 3,000 won. Ferries leave every half hour, 09:00-17:00, and cost 5,300 won return.
What is there to do? There is an outdoor swimming pool, tennis courts, football pitches, and rentable bikes and mini-quad bikes.
More info? look at this visit korea page.
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