In High Tide and In Low Tide

Muuido has quite the interesting aesthetic. A small island off the coast of Incheon in the Yellow Sea, we were able to take the airport bus, plus a 15 min bus to a 5 min ferry to get there. Once stepping foot on the island, the Megans (Megan 1 & Meaghan 2) and I had exhausted the extent of our planning, so we just started to walk. According the posted map there was a hiking trail that would take us to the beach on the other side of the island. With little understanding of where we were we started up the stairs. Almost two hours later we completed a circle back to where we started and hopped on the $1 bus instead.

Once we hit the beach we searched for the tent rentals to no avail, and so were stuck paying $40 bucks for a beach side hut no bigger then a tree house. A rip off to say the least, but we did have a nice view. We were warned that it wasn't really a beach beach, but I wasn't sure how to interpret that. Turns out at low tide the water retreats for a good mile or so. All you can see is a big sandy mud pit. We settled into the dry sand anyway and all took a nap. By the time we were looking up again the water had started to creep in. I would say it took about a half hour before you could go swimming just fifty feet away from where we set up camp. It was crazy.

Diner consisted of my first sea shell grill session. It was crazy. When you put the shells on the grill they start to slowly open then they spit and pop. Lots of laughing and screeching was going on at our table as we attempted to man the grill and eat some crazy "meat" inside those bad boys, all while wearing a Michael Jackson glove. We even eat conchs. Just throw it on the grill and then pull it right out. It tasted nasty though.

We returned to our beach hut to see many expats gathered by a fire. Of course we all hung out because we are all white and that's means we are all friends. Ended up walking out in the low tide mud to check the most amazing thing I have ever seen in nature. See the video posted on Megan 1's blog. http://megsesladventure.blogspot.com/

All in all a lovely little get away full of fun and adventure. Around 250 pictures are on the way.