Bungeeeeeeee

So as most of you know now I went bungee jumping last week. It was a looooong trip to get there, but completely worth it for those few moments of excitement.

Getting there:
There are three bungee jumping places that we could have gone, we chose the highest one (63m). To get there we needed to take a train and a bus. Problem was that this was one of the busiest travel times in Korea so by the time we got to the station we had to wait a bit to get on a train. While waiting we tried to find a vacancy in a hotel and monopolized tourist information making them call all the hotels we could think of.... guess what... all booked. My biggest fear was getting there and having no where to stay. But we threw caution to the wind and headed out anyways.

We only got standing room on the train, which we ended up finding some room on the floor near the bathrooms where we were able to sit for the first hour and a half. As people left we finally got some seats on the train. And of course, to make our two hour train ride go faster, we just had to crack a couple of beers.

Chuncheon:
Arriving in Chuncheon, we decided to stay the night there before heading to Inje for the bungee jumping. The guide book had told us that there was a ton to do in this town... they lied. Thankfully we found a great love motel that was only $25 each for the night. We spent the day riding swan boats, cycling around the lake and eating on the famous Dakgalbi street.

Our Love Motel

Swan boat ride

Just about to enter the famous Dakgalbi Street!

I'll stop here for a moment to tell you that dakgalbi is my (and most everyone I know) ultimate favorite Korean dish. It's basically chicken, cabbage, tteok (ricecake) and sesame leaves in a spicy sauce. As I've been told, Chuncheon is the city where it originated, so of course we had to check it out. It was good, but so busy that I actually prefer our local place in Incheon much more.


Inje:
Semi-early to bed and semi-early to rise we hit the bus and make our way to Inje. Two buses later and we're there. A guy from an adventure package place came and got us, sold us on bungee and ATVing and we were on our way.

We all chose to go by our feet instead of our waste, and it was a great choice. We got suited up and then stood there watching the few Koreans before us. It took them forever to jump off that I promised myself that I would jump immediately, no matter how scared I was.

Brit was first, then Teleah and then myself. Both Brit and Teleah took a bit to get off but no where near as long as the Koreans. Then it was my turn. The guy tells me he will say "1, 2, 3 BUNGEE" and then I jump. Most people took at least 5 counts to get off, some many more. I get up there and Brit almost misses snapping a picture of me jumping because she said that I went so fast. I expected to be afraid, because let's be honest... 63 meters is kinda high. But I wasn't. I stepped out, he counted and I leaped off in true diver form. My biggest fear was coming up after the initial drop into a standing position and then whipping back down... which is exactly what happened. The also said that after you bounce to bring in your arms (I think avoid getting them caught in the ropes). Without thinking I brought them in as a diver would and just started twisting. So dizzy, I had to stretch out everything to try and stop. It's all over very quickly and I would have went again and again had it not costed 40,000won.

Next was ATVing. I had never been on an ATV before but figured it couldn't be that hard. I mean we had really easy ones where you press the gas with your thumb and have to steer, that's it... easy right? Apparently not. When I had my thumb on the gas I would forget to turn, and when I was turning I would forget to gas it. I ended up in the bushes once, and with no reverse I had to go through them to come out. Thankfully Teleah was worse than me and made to go at the front of the line so the guide could keep an eye on her. We went around a mini track and down near the river. When I wasn't concentrating ridiculously hard I managed to look up at the beautiful mountain side full of green trees.

For some reason I couldn't stop singing "She'll be coming round the mountain"... Much like how I sign the batman song when I'm driving through snow. Singing helps my concentration. 

Getting Home:
Three buses later and about 4 hours of travelling and we end up back in Incheon, tired and exhausted. However not wanting our vacation to end we decided wine and a movie was in order to cap off our fantastic trip to the east.