062 Cycle Touring South Korea

(^16) Yangpyeong – Chungju - 100 km

It took the entire day to pedal the 100
kilometres to Chungju. The path made it
a lovely day of pedalling, offering
hundreds of reasons to stop. In the
process, I met a cyclist on his way to
Busan. He was the sweetest boy, riding
on his road bike with merely a wee
backpack. He waited as I slowly slogged
up the hills and translated the information
boards I encountered. Nearly all the signs
were in Korean and not useful to me, and
I was happy with the explanations.

At one of these stops, I tried beondegi, a
popular snack in Korea. Beondegi is
steamed or boiled silkworm pupae,
seasoned and eaten as a snack.
Unfortunately, I only ate one as, to me, it
had an unpleasant taste and smell.
In Chungju, I said goodbye to Ben (his
English name) and got myself a room
while he continued to the next village.