We woke up and packed our bags for departure. We grabbed some breakfast at the hotel restaurant downstairs and piled our bags on top of one another in the hotel lobby. There was an option to go see a waterfall on the island, but Elaine and I didn't want to go. We stayed behind while Lisa and Kelsey caught the bus for the waterfall excursion.
Elaine and I decided to go find some coffee at the ONLY coffee shop on the island. We waited in a really long line to get our coffee, but it was worth it! There are some things in life, like coffee, that I take for granted every day. When you go three days without coffee, you realize how spoiled you are. :) We decided to take our coffee to-go and wander around down by the harbor. The weather was absolutely gorgeous, so we wanted to be out in it as much as possible. We wandered around the harbor, watching the old men selling fish. This was the first time Elaine and I had been able to hangout alone, so it was cool to chat with her and get to know her a little bit more.
After a little bit of conversation, she told me that she's been searching for a church ever since she's been here. I was eager to invite her to New Harvest! New Harvest has been really good for my life, so I'm so excited when I have the opportunity to invite other people to join our community! We walked and talked for over an hour and got to know each other. We wandered back up to the hotel and got in line for our ferry tickets home. When Kelsey and Lisa got back, we got our ferry tickets. We wanted to sit together on our way back.
A little later, we put all of our stuff in the back of the truck, and went towards the harbor to find some lunch. Lunch was on our own, and we didn't have many options. Lisa and I settled for some ramen from the convenience store. We had to eat super fast, so that was kind of a pain, but we managed to finish in time. We met the truck down by the harbor, got our bags, and made our way to the ferry. When we got inside, we realized that our tickets weren't actually together...The girls were all togethe in the last row of a section, and I was the first seat in the next section...GREAT! It didn't matter. I spent most of the time standing next to them and hanging out with people at the back of the ferry by the Dunkin' Donuts. Yep. There was indeed a Dunkin' Donuts. Woot! I didn't get anything, since my stomach didn't feel very good, but it's still pretty awesome that they had one, right?!
When we got back to Mukho Harbor, we booked it for the buses. The buses were waiting for us, which was nice, so we were able to get right on. Since my seat was near the front of the ferry near the door, I came out way before Lisa. I grabbed us seats near the front of the bus and waited for her to leave the ferry. On our way home, we watched 300, a movie that I hadn't seen before. Surprisingly, it was decent. I thought I'd hate it since those aren't really my kind of movies. We stopped at a rest stop to stretch our legs, get snacks, and use the bathroom. We got back on the bus, and Max put in another movie, which I didn't care to watch...Gulliver's Travels. Lame. I slept through most of that movie. We stopped one more time before we FINALLY made it back to Express Bus Terminal. We said goodbye to our new friends, and headed for the subway to go home.
Lisa and I hadn't eaten a proper dinner yet, so we were both pretty hungry. At this point, it was already pretty late, and most restaurants were already closed. We decided to grab some noodles and kimbap for dinner at a 24-hour restaurant near my place. It was really tasty after eating rice and soup all weekend. We finished our dinner and headed home. What a successful weekend! I had a great time meeting new friends, enjoying beautiful weather on the island, and relaxing away from the busyness of Seoul! :)
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