97 Posts - Every place should have - South Korea by Bicycle

The Bridge- a focus of returning from Daebudo Island.



Took a trip on the SOLD Colombo 4.0 (will include a headlight for the extra use!^^) and cycled around a peculiar island off the west coast of South Korea. From a busy land bridge that spans over wetlands and reclaimed tidal areas, it opened into fertile farming areas, open rice fields, and finally wetlands with chirping crickets and bugs in my eyes (I love nature!^^). I rounded the Island, rode through a few nice tunnels (Gubong was one), then saw signs for Suwon and finally turning at a fork in the road toward Namyang Village. I was heading South, then I was heading East toward Namyang after the junction. The roads began as tarmac, turned to dirt outside Gojeong-ri, where I discovered the remains of a fossilized dinosaur egg (lol), and it was closed, the hard-pack dirt road continued through the wetland, two cars past in the hour cycling out there, another fork in the road, I went into a small farm village, asked directions, pointed towards Ansan, which was now just across the water, I flagged down a worker leaving the bridge project area, he gave me a lift across the bridge, and 20 minutes later I was home? Funny...it took 4 hours to get there and the last people I saw suggested the gate was closed [across the bridge, but my BONGO driving friend drove me across the waters and opened the doors], Ansan City was indeed right next door. This road project [photo top] is a reclaimed tidal wetland that will become another future city in South Korea as populations expand and the demand for greater area cities becomes more imminent. Preservation of the ecosystem generally isn't the topic of conversation in this concrete-building world, Korea is bound to change and with it nature will be a hard-pressed place to roam. For now, it remains a delicate and peaceful wetland, excellent for Cycling into the unknown, it's so good! ^^.Thank you for visiting this site & enjoy more @ my Cycling Hitlist [right selections] for more information about Bicycle World Touring. ^^Peace. Goodnight. Thank you for visiting my - http://korean-world.blogspot.com ^^.