South Korea Adventure #7- Yeongcheon 영천 Motorcycle Trip

On Saturday July 10th we headed to Yeongcheon. On the wikipedia page it states "Tourists to Yeongcheon are few" We had know idea what we would find. The ride up was good besides running out of gas. I did manage to drift into the gas station, I suspect I have a small leak in the tank. We got up to Yeongcheon and stopped and had a picnic first. We got a tourist map and decided to check out Chisan Mountain. It was about 40 minutes outside of Yeongcheon. There were only a few small signs, but we were able to find it. We got to cool off in the waterfall. It had been a long time since I went swimming in freshwater. It was nice and made it really feel like it was summer time. We then headed out to find this silk worm museum. It was really random. By the time we got there it was closed. The worm was not locked so we were able to go inside it. The museum was really in the middle of nowhere. It was 8 km off the highway in the middle of some farmland. After the museum we headed to Pohang. We had dinner at a Japanese restaurant. There were not many vegetarian choices. The owner was nice enough to make me a salad. He later gave us some soda for free. We then hit the road. It started to lightly rain. Then it started to pour. The 80km ride from Pohang to Ulsan was super miserable. Most of the time we could not see. There was also fog in some of the stretches along the ocean. I would have quit but I was able to get behind a suv. Following allowed me to see where I was going. In Ulsan we stopped for a break. We were both soaked. It was John's first long rain ride. I don't think he was enjoying it much. I assured him he was becoming a better rider. Though I think he would have preferred being somewhere dry. We were able to follow a large truck back to Busan. Once in Busan the rain stopped. I was so glad to get home and get out of my wet clothes. A part of me actually enjoyed the rain ride. I like when there is a challenge. The whole ride you have to stay focused. As well when you are done you feel like you have accomplished something. Though next ride I think I will check the forecast more carefully...