Jeju Island: Day 4

Today was the day Shana was most looking forward to! When she studied abroad in Northern Ireland for a semester in college, she visited the Giant's Causeway, which is an area with 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic eruption. She thought there were only two of these areas in the world - Northern Ireland and Scotland - but she was wrong! 

The Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland.

 There is one on Jeju Island too!

Teddy and Shana in front of Jusangjeolli in Jeju.

Looking behind the basalt columns to the rocky beach.  What a difference a couple of feet make!

Obligatory selfie!

The Russell Family.

I love this picture because the wave behind Michael is just about to hit him...and he was not happy about it!

A beautiful and tourist free place to sit for a few minutes.  This goes down as one of our "happy places."

We then walked around the pebble beach to the more touristy viewing platforms to see the area from above.  It was quite spectacular!

The boys got ice cream as they left the platforms and Ripley was especially excited about his cone. 

Next, we decided just to drive around the island and check out some of the fishing villages.  Michael had found a wonderful sounding restaurant in our guide book and we went out to search for it.

Teddy with the fishing boats.

After much searching, Michael told us just to be brave and we went into a random restaurant without an English menu.  We ordered what the couple at the table next to us were having and this is what the waiter brought to us.  Sashimi roll ups! 

Everyone tried the fish and the rollups...but there was one thing only Michael and Ripley would try.  The shellfish on the white rectangular plate was still moving!  The waitress cut it up and Michael popped it in his mouth!  He then gave a little to Ripley who was happy to chew it up but we didn't let him swallow it. 

After a nice lunch and a nap in the car for the kids, we traveled to Cheonjiyeon waterfall. 

A fun artsy shot of Shana and the boys next to the Jeju Island statues with blossoms in the background!