First trip back to Asia post-pandemic. This trip featured a choppy boat ride to Ulleung Island, once a disputed territory with Japan. Isolated from the mainland fairly regularly when weather renders the sea crossing too rough, there is much there that cannot be found anywhere else. Fishing is obviously important. A fleet of squid boats with racks of lamps light up the coast after dark. As an island, issues like the supply of fresh drinking water are a big deal. The Bong Rae waterfalls amid the forest are near the source where the majority of it originates.

On the mainland, one of the ferry terminals serving the island crossing is in Po Hang, itself a beautiful gateway to lush hiking and myriad waterfalls on Nae Yeong Mountain, often likened to a smaller and more intimate Seo Rak San Park. The location below is a popular spot to catch the sun rise, and for your intrepid photographer to capture a sunstar through the framework of the temple.