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Wednesday morning and back to the certification centre to get my stickers. Couple of lovely ladies working the certification centre, little bit of pigeon banter between the 3 of us. No dramas getting the Chungju Stamp, showed my strava and one of the ladies used one of her master stamps to...

Pleasant walk along the beach until the rain came down Scurried back to the subway when the rain came down Hotel for the next few days

Didn't attempt the sheep head Back to Seomyeon mid/late afternoon, street stalls starting to set up Grabbed my bag and made my way to the original hotel that I had booked from my stay in Busan Dinner at a teppanyaki bar in the Lotte department store basement On the subway to Gwangalli Beach

Back on the subway and about 4 stops to Centum City and a bit of relaxation at Spa Land Bit of time in the pools, then 30 minutes in a message chair across form a ramen bar Tempura for me though

The group leader there with the flag, so loud

Slept really well, which is a welcome change for me About a half hour on the subway out to Haedong Yonggung Temple. Lotte shopping centre and Lotte World About a 20 minute walk from Osiria Station to the temple grounds

Another look, deep breath then summoned up the courage to go back over the bridge Made it Visited a supermarket and grabbed some chicken breast and salad, then back to the hotel to get my washing done. Slow day/afternoon, wandered around Seomyeon at night Part of the massive...

A couple of days extra in Busan that hadn't been planned on and a quick look out the window showed a dull and rainy sky. Perfect day to do some washing and wallow in self pity. On digging into my bike saddle bag I realised I had inadvertently forgotten to return the bike lock that had been...

Having been back for about 5 weeks, I have been more than pissed off about not being able to finish the ride, and also that I made some wrong decisions when the tyre went. But anyone can be a hindsight harry i guess. What I have decided is that I am going back next April to have another crack...

Since I started to walk my bike back to the rental bike area I had been doing the sums in my head re the time left in the day and how I would have to adjust my ride. I had a deadline, my bike was due to be returned in Busan in 2 days. I had already come to the realisation that I wasn't going to...

Not too sure where I was going but my best option at the moment 15 minute drive and into the city of Sangju, we tried to communicate with each other but no too successful. I was truly a spectator at this stage. Once in Sangju, I understood what the play was, as the fella drove me to about 3...

Nice scenery from the dam wall Sangjubu booth Quick chat with the Filipino blokes at the booth, they wished me safe riding an off I went. 500m in and coming down a small hill, came the dreaded puncture. Bus shelter about 50m by the side of the road, so in I limped. Took all my bags off...

Refreshed after a decent sleep, beautiful riding conditions and about 140km in front of me today After about an hour, made it to the Sangjusangpung Booth, and the official end of the Saejae Path, and the the start of my journey on the Nakdong River Path. Path branches off to the official start...

Lot of BBQ places don't really like/cater for single diners, so end result was a hell of a lot of food Bit of a stroll afterwards The restaurant with the kimchi barrels out front Early night and got to sleep pretty easily, despite the 20 or so young Korean student shaving a BBQ and a...

Quick stop for a sandwich and some water and this little strip of shops Back on the track Half an hour or so to my stop for the day, hostel by the river. About half past 3, so a nice early finish, greatly assisted of course by the lift given up the hill. Nice property, plenty of green...

Spent about half an hour at the rest stop My communication skills let me down when ordering an iced coffee. Served a steaming hot cup, which really wasn't needed in the heat. Fantastic descent, then a bit of confusion with a sign telling me to take a turn which led absolutely...

Quite a harsh incline out of Suanbo, so first time pushing today. Nice coming down the other way though. Through some farmland, and narrow tracks. Dropped my water bottle at one stage, had to go back about 20m to pick it up. Fortunate I did, because I then noticed the sign telling me to go...

Pressed the wrong button on the watch a couple of hours in Early start, but not a great one, as in the course of re-attaching my bags to the bike I took my glasses off and of course managed to step on them and break them. Fortunately, had the foresight to bring a second pair with me. City...

Batteries inserted and off I went, and in a real-life case of agony and, within 20 seconds, the Binaesum CertificationCentre appeared. Able to get some cold waters and douse myself, as well as having full bottles for the last 40 km's into Chungju. Shortly after Binaesum copped an incline...

Only 10km to the next checkpoint, was a little concerned when the path directed me away from the river and into the outskirts of Yeoju. Wasn't convinced, but had to trust the signs. On to footpaths which skirted around the above pictured park and led to a series of shops and hotels along a busy...