Bike time!

Seoul, South Korea | 2024

Bike time!

Korean Adventure Day 3 (48km, 267m)

Seoul, Korea | 2024

Okay. Today is THE day. Will I be able to do it? Will I have to wave good-bye to my peeps as they ride away without me? I am sick to my stomach with nerves.

Han River, Seoul | 2024

As it turns out, needlessly so. (For those of you who don’t know, I tore my ACL and MCL on Aug 25. Crushing my competition chances and seriously hindering my bike trip odds.) I got on the gravel bike the shop picked out for me and rode it around the block like a pro. Yay!! This just might work out for me. The real test came as we did an easy test ride around the Han River. 50km, so flat it was almost downhill and no wind. Could not ask for better conditions. On top of being such an easy ride, we passed through some very scenic areas. Parks galore filled with people picnicking, playing soccer, biking, and just having a great time outdoors. We biked through quiet marsh areas, busy playgrounds, and everything in between on a very beautifully kept bike path. Success!! I made it! SQUEEEEE!!!

Buckwheat Lunch | 2024

Along the way we stopped at another Korean specialty restaurant serving everything buckwheat – we had noodles, tea, alcohol. Yummy! We even tried another of their specialties, pheasant dumplings with buckwheat casings. A huge advantage of travelling with locals, you get to find all these unique places.

Korean Spa, Seoul | 2024

After the ride we did a Korean Spa. Aaahhh. Perfection. We were given some generic shorts and a t-shirt then we got to join up in the common areas and enjoy. There were so many different areas and rooms to try out. Heated beds, heated salt crystals you could cover yourself in, saunas and more. What a great way to finish off a day of cycling.

Seoul, Korea | 2024

I am quickly learning that you can never have too much food, so we made our way to another restaurant to enjoy a Pork BBQ dinner. That’s right, the magic animal. Sooooo good! Our table was filled with so many dishes, so many textures, so many different flavours. Amazing.

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