Jeju Is Famous For Three Things: Women, Rock, and Wind

The rock on Jeju is all volcanic, there's practically no surface water after it rains. The friendly locals of Jeju love to claim that their rock resemble things. Check out the pics above for Dragon rock, and two different man faced rocks.

We couldn't help but check out the famous women of Jeju, particularly the Haenyeo, the wetsuit clad divers of Jeju. These woman are said to dive to the depths of 20 M without any scuba gear. They are only equipped with their black wetsuits, blue fins, gloves, a floating basket, and a net. They make a living diving for shell fish that line the sea bed around Jeju. Nowadays, few young woman are choosing this profession, consequently most of the women are seniors. Alissa and I took a few priceless minutes to watch the the Haenyeo toil in the soil of the sea. When they surface they let out a soft tranquil moan that sounds much like the muted moan of a sea lion in the distance. The sounds of the Haenyeo and the waves crashing along the rocky shore was one of the highlights for Alissa and I.

Luckily, all three days on the island were beautiful, hot, sunny. Their were no hurt feelings about us not experiencing Jeju's famous wind!!!