23rd Aug: We left Seoul just before midnight for the long drive down to Jelloanam-so. We are heading right to the bottom of Korea. I scored a double seat to myself. It's a shame it wasn't comfortable! Also as we headed south the rain started to pelt down.
24th Aug: We arrived at Wolchulsan National Park around half four in the morning. After Warren handed out torches and muffins, we were off up the mountain. It wasn't raining at this point, but we all grabbed a poncho, just in case. It was 5 a.m. We walked a little way through the national park to the start of the trail. It was pitch black still and I'm glad I had the torch. We came to the start of the proper hiking and there was a temple there. I tried to get some photos, but due to the darkness and my shaky hands, they didn't come out at all.
After a good rest, the group split into two; those who were doing more hiking along the peaks, and the rest of us, who were heading straight down to the waterfall. There were lots of steps on the way down, and then we had to head back up a bit to the waterfall. The waterfall was a bit underwhelming, it wasn't exactly gushing off the side of the mountain. I took my socks and shoes off and went under the waterfall. I was already soaking so it didn't matter. I also slipped on a rock and went arse over tit. At least I didn't hurt myself. We spent a good while at the waterfall chilling out and a couple of the guys did some repelling from above the waterfall. That was cool.
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