06 June 2013

A little afternoon picnic was on our minds as we headed out today, not too far down the road from our place.

What You’ll Find in Sapgyoho

Sapgyoho is referred to as a ‘beach resort.’ It’s more like a fishing village. There are quite a few fish restaurants, a ferry, some little curio shops, a mini funfair, a park to sit under trees and a wooden walkway. If you are feeling energetic, you can follow this path right across the seawall (a couple of kilometres long). You’ll do so with some bicycles, motorized wheelchairs and even a few walkers.

We didn’t do the sea wall on this particular day, but we ambled around and tried some street food. We also marvelled at the endless supply of live sea creatures in buckets and tanks. You might have to dodge some cut-throat business ladies trying to lure you into their restaurants for lunch, but otherwise, it’s a wonderfully relaxed atmosphere.

Just Have a Picnic and Look Out at the Sea

When we were tired of exploring the little village, we headed to the park. This area overlooks the bay and the seawall. There were quite a few families eating their picnic food, like gimbap (seaweed rice rolls). We settled down to our own picnic on the grass (on our genuine Korean silver picnic mat that looks like one of those shiny windscreen car shades).

It was nice to rest under some shady trees for a while and take in the scene. In fact, the most active thing we managed after that was a simple jellybelly tasting competition — guess the flavour! This is a surprisingly captivating (and delicious) game. It’s also a lot more difficult than it sounds with flavours like toasted marshmallow, crush pineapple and pina colada!

A great spot for future summer picnics to be sure!