Day 16 완 료

우리가 처한 기상 컨디션을  설명할수가 없다.

비록 당신이 바다를 가졌어도, 기회는 낚시배, 세일링보트, 요트,  바다카약보다 더 큰 무엇보다 또는 바다수영복안에 몸을 보호해도

우리는 거기에서 아웃이이었다. 라이딩 그리고 많은 파도를 느꼈다.

여기에 두개의 고요한 바다 사진이 있다. between negotiating swells, I got off during an early water break west of Namwon, outside Kumho Resort, and as the tourist map reads: "Namwonkeuneong Beach Beauty Spot."

Day 16 of The Jeju Big Swim for Sunday, August 15, 2010, we left Namwon Harbor at 7:45 a.m., and arrived at Wimi Harbor by 11:15 a.m., covering 7 kilometers in 3.5 hours, pacing at 2 kmph.
Out of Namwon Harbor, dare I say, an entourage of well-wishers led by Chai Ba-da, cheered us before we had to spend an enormous amount of energy heading straight into the sea for half a kilometer, darting whitewater wave after whitewater wave to get far enough around a reef lighthouse before turning and going west.
This was nerve racking to say the least.

We arrived at Wimi, with minimal breaks, and I am happy to annouce, I believe, we have now reached full "lookie loo" status with the locals. The stares are priceless from the people watching from shore, harbors, and lighhouse vantage points.
Monday awaits. It appeared today west of Wimi the waters are much more tolerable and manageable. It we can, our sights are set on Seogwipo Harbor for Day 17.
When we do, I will have plenty to write about and a lengthy notebook as well.


-Steve

업데이트

같은 조금 더

바다는 오늘 호의적이지 않았다.  우리는 다른 7킬로미터를 마쳤다.

남원에서 위미항까지

월요일! 우리에게 제발 좋아라

이블로그는 오늘밤 업데이트 될것입니다.

- 스티브

Day 15 완 료

It was a long time waiting, but we finally got back in the water and moved another 6.5 kilometers.

For Saturday, August 14, 2010, The Jeju Big Swim team started out of Sinheung-ri at 8:45 a.m., and landed in Namwon Harbor at 1 p.m., pacing at more than 1.5 kmph. This was Day 15 overall, and the 10th of swimming/kayaking.

The water was cold, the air provided low visibility, stormy skies were spotted throughout to the north, choppy waves appeared everywhere, whitewater ran all too often at any sign of rocks below, and garbage patches popped up unexpectedly.

One last thing: The Marine Police did not like us today, according to one of our translators.

Notable passings for this stretch - but due to fog, and not being able to take a decent picture because of concentrative kayaking duties, the map could only tell me so - included Taeheung-ri and their coastal Primary School.

Since I couldn't take pictures, other people did, and I took a picture of them. Here was Korean award-winning photographer Kim Ok-sun and one of her students before launching at Sinheung-ri.

Three kilometers from the start we pulled into the harbor, I believe at Taeheung-ri, and took out the binoculars to assess the whitewater off the shore. Walls of rocks jutting perpendicular to the coast for meters and meters caused us grief, but Sherrin fought off anxiety and we moved forward.

Today marked the first day we changed tides. The first 80 kilometers from Samyang to Sinheung-ri, we took the outgoing tide, from high tide to low tide. Now, we started at low tide, taking the incoming tide.

Our gurus told us to take the incoming; Sherrin chose the outgoing; I believe we could have cut across each one respectively.

We're eyeing Sunday as a big day if the weather cooperates.

After landing at Namwon, several Koreans looked us up and down after doing double takes, and if they could have spoken English, would have said something like: "What the hell is going on here? Are these aliens?

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-Steve

업데이트

우리팀은 안전하게 남원항에 도착했다.

우리는 시흥리를 출발하여 너무힘든 기상조건을 갖고 6.5킬로미터를 갔다, 4시간보다 적은 수영시간

내일, 우리의 출발시간은 아침 7시. 만약 날씨가 좋은면, 우리는 6-7시간을 갈수 있을것이다.

블로그는 오늘 늦은 저녁에 업데이트 될겁니다.

- 스티브

쉐린의 제주빅수영 출발 연설

Here is the speech Sherrin gave at the sendoff of The Jeju Big Swim on Saturday, July 31, 2010:

The swim represents a mindset. Our swim will have no practical impact in the short term. It won't make less plastic in the sea. It won't stop overfishing. It won't stop people using their cars. But, the Jeju Big Swim is meant to bring attention that our lifestyles are costing the planet.

Big polluters don't start out with big chimneys and SUV cars. He didn't start out pumping pesticides, chemicals, and plastics into the sea. Big polluters started small as 6-year-olds throwing papers underfoot in the streets, heaving old bottles into vacant lots, leaving the remnants of a picnic in the fields or forests.

Change these behaviors and we can change the world.

Thank yous - TEAM


Ji-su, translator
Steve, kayaker/ English blogger
Kenny, Korean blogger
Justin, computer whiz/ English documentary
Young-lim, Korean documentary
Lisa, web guru
Special-special-special thank you to Sung-mi
Thanks also to Hong Sun-young for garnering support
Ra Jeong-im for safety gear and garnering support
Professor Koh and Mi-ran, the World Environment and Peace Summer School
KCTV
P.T.O.
My school
Mr. Chai Ba-da

All our supporters, who have given time, things, good wishes, and money.

- Steve (Sherrin's writing)

Day 14 휴 식

2010. 08. 13 금요일

4번째 그리고 마지막 휴식

우리는 내일 아침 08시(토요일)에 다시 수영일 시작할것이다.
Sherrin is receiving another injection for her swollen foot and keeping it dry for one more day. She will begin wearing dive socks Saturday to combat the infection. And, her lip is still blistered.

Our final day of consecutive rest will also bypass any worries about friggatriskaidekaphobia.

-Steve

Day-13 휴 식

2010. 08. 12 목요일

휴  식!

우리는 토요일 아침 8시에 다시 수영을 시작할 예정입니다.

- 스티브