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<\/a>I started off at 8am which was a bit early for the Korean bakeries \ud83d\ude41 so I made do with a few rolls and other bread bits then proceeded to do an 8km loop onto the other side of the river. Only to discover that the concrete bridge near theAdellia has a cycleway on it \ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n
I sped alongside the river with a decent wind behind me to the first registration stamp box and said hi to a group of MTB’s wearing the customary face masks, I felt almost\u00a0naked in my shirt & shorts \ud83d\ude42 Just after Sisalli there was one of the dreaded steep climbs straight\u00a0upto 300 feet \ud83d\ude41 \u00a0then it was a turn to the south and straight into a big head wind! There was one small stretch on a busy road with no cycle way, the first yet! but soon a concrete path appeared. Once again there were no cafes. At the old bridge in Samrang\u00a0I at last found a cafe!<\/p>\n
At the end\u00a0of the trail, I took my cycling road tour passport in to get my certificate. The guy kindly filled in my missing stamps \ud83d\ude42 to get the substantial medal and certificate snail mailed to me in the UK cost 32,000 WON for the postage etc.<\/p>\n I really do have to give tremendous kudos to K-Water for constructing the awesome cycleway and also the idea of having a passport etc. It’s certainly a notable forward-looking achievement\u00a0for Korea. Given the obese nature of many of the young kids over here probably, a very good idea.<\/p>\n Since it was only 4pm I thought I would try and get on the ferry so maps.me gave me a route to the port. Strange to be on normal roads again, It was a hell of a ride with a monster steep hill upto\u00a0over 400ft \u00a0and used as a rat run by the local taxis – I’m convinced my fate will be sealed by a mad taxi driver! Then it was through a long tunnel along a very narrow pavement – the wind behind me was so strong I ended up braking all the way through it. Out the other side it was then trough a tunnel under the rail tracks (lots of rough sleepers here) the other side it was a mad dash across 12 or so lanes of traffic. Strava says I rode 69.5 miles<\/a><\/p>\n The terminal itself is very efficient I just put the bike in the lift upto\u00a0the third floor and bought a ticket. 10,000 fo the bike and either 90,000 to share a cabin or 150,000 for your own cabin \ud83d\ude42 The cabins are very pokey with only a basin & no WiFi \ud83d\ude41 Nothing like the Harwich Stena lines ferries.<\/p>\n I nade the silly mistake of getting rid of all my WON, so on the ship I was cashless \ud83d\ude41 and yes they only accept YEN cash! (They will convert WON notes to YEN). Fortunately a UK guy who used to live in Mill Road but now lives in Sydney \ud83d\ude42 befriended me and gave me a beer! Many thanks if you are reading this \ud83d\ude42 \u00a0Given the 250 school kids on board I just went to bed with no dinner\u00a0sleeping like a log!<\/p>\n<\/a>The last few miles coming into Busan were stupendous, magical with all the cherry blossoms in full flower making a canopy over the whole cycleway, it was crazy with pedestrians and everyone taking selfies etc for several miles. So I timed my trip to Korea perfectly \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<\/a>