We left the city on some big wide dual carriageways but these eventually gave way to some much nicer roads and eventually we found ourselves on a cycle path which ran beside the river into Jeungeup. There the cycle path ran right through the middle (paused for coffee and mystery cake) before the road kicked up into the hills. Through a tunnel, past the guy on the saxophone belting out jazz, to the lake.

Pete found a photo of the giant cycling/walking ringbridge at Sejong. It’s gigantic.

Last day today. Left Damyang and followed the Yeongsan river downstream.

Reached the enormous city of Gwangju after about 20km; the path stays by the river and entirely bypasses the city. Unfortunately there was no way to avoid the fighter pilot training going on – loads of fighter jets flying around from the nearby airbase.

Gwangju was the scene of pro-democracy protests in 1980 which killed hundreds of people but eventually forced the government to hold free elections.

Stopped to admire a Jeongja built in 1520  – a kind of meeting place for scholars, so a bit like STW but with nicer views.

Eventually arrived in Mokpo!