And finally we fly to Jeju Island, home to blue seas, lava tubes, volcanos, sunsets and tangerines…

A fisherman at the beach

Blue sea, white sand and volcanic rock

Seongsan Volcano, World Heritage Site

Seongsan Volcano, World Heritage Site

Seongsan Volcano, World Heritage Site

Seongsan Volcano, we climbed at 4.30am to watch the sunrise

Cloudy sunrise!

Drying shallots along the road

Manjanggul Lava Tube caves, UNSECO World Heritage Site

Manjanggul Lava Tube caves

Manjanggul Lava Tube caves

Along the Olle Trail, Jeju has 26 hiking trails

In the frame, Hallasan Mountain in the background

Carved from volcanic rock

Fruit Market and Tangerines

The Mother of mushrooms

Tangerines and strange shaped lemon coloured melons

Seowipo 

Seowipo

Me, braced with braces!

Tribute to the women divers of Seowipo, some of whom are in their 80’s

Breakfast with garden views, a childfree garden. Seriously! There was a sign!

Ferry to Gaopdo, an island as flat as a pancake

The little village on Gapodo island

I want to go to this school!

Ferry Terminus

Lunch in a shell.

Stone Guards of Jeju City

Colorful transport

 

Hotel corridor, Seowipo, Sumorum Hotel

Balacony with a view, Sumorum Hotel

Arario Museum of modern art, also one in Seoul

Arario Museum

Arario Museum

Arario Museum

Arario Museum 

And the sunset begins on the holiday

And goodnight South Korea

All photographs by Damien B. Donnelly