Our first view of the beautiful country of South Korea!
Praise the Lord for His protection over us! Very thankful to have our feet back on the ground, we arrived at Incheon International Airport in Seoul around 4:30 p.m. Korean time, 2:30 a.m. Illinois time.
SEOUL
The final hours of our flight had mild turbulence, but otherwise, was thankfully uneventful. Breathing a sigh of relief - and fervent prayers of thanks, boy were we ever glad to get off that jet!!!
(Korean Air is amazing, by the way... they took care of us so well, we felt like royalty!)
We had plenty of opportunity to stretch our legs! We had just over 2 hours to get our checked luggage, go through customs and foreign passports, and find/take the train to Gimpo International Airport. (The equivalent of Ohare and Midway airports.) Our flight from Gimpo down to Jeju Island was about an hour.
As we logged miles walking the airport, it struck me that this was the closest we've ever been to our 5th child. During the flight, I was thinking about our four littles at home; missing them and hoping they weren't too sad we were away. But as the jet flew us further and further away from our first 4, it took us closer and closer to our 5th!
We were able to find our way around Seoul without too much difficulty... there are a lot of English signs. But I could tell that even Luke, with a career of 24 & 48 hr shifts, was feeling the sleep deprivation by the time we got to the rental car counter. It had been over 20 hours of travel... we were both eager to find our hotel and crash.
We felt like we were staggering around in a kind of fog, broken up by the jarring bumps of the 2 roll on luggage pieces we were each dragging behind us. (We got pretty good at managing them, tho; even up and down countless escalators!!)
The view from the balcony off our hotel rm
As unfamiliar as this place is to us, we have a sense of awe and excitement that we're actually here experiencing the culture in which our child lives. Eating the foods he eats; witnessing the sights and sounds that are familiar to him. 'Hard to believe that in a few short days, that little guy is going to be in our arms!!
Some of the 3k islands around Korea.
Yes! We made it! ' Still feels surreal... the weather is gorgeous! 'Loving everything this beautiful island has to offer...
Thanks for praying for us! We're enjoying a relaxing weekend as we sort out jet-lag. It's Friday night already for us!
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