Eurwangni Beach on Yongyudo Island

When Eric started going to work every day, I made it my mission to take the kids on field trips around town.  Always with a purpose to teach them something new.  Every day here I learn something new too.  On this particular day, I wanted to take the kids to the beach.  I had no idea what to expect, but I knew of a bus that stopped at a beach, and that is where our journey began.

We should have been suspicious when this was our view out the bus window while crossing the Incheon Bridge. 

This boat is sitting on the mudflats because the tide is out.

This person is digging for clams.

When we arrived at Eurwangni Beach on Yongyudo Island, the tide was very far out.  Ridiculously far out.  So, there was a teachable moment.  Kids, let me teach you about tides.  :)

How I love Korean culture and the habit of taking your shoes off when going inside.  We saw this played out, even at the beach, with a group of preschoolers on a field trip.

Seriously, how cute is this?

With the tide being out, we discovered many creatures in the sand.  Some just left clues to make us guess.

Others came right out and pinched us!  I tried to recall what I had learned in college about crabs and their anatomy.  But mostly I wanted the kids to learn how to make observations and hypotheses about what they saw and why the crabs behaved the way they did.  We also learned the Korean word for hermit crab from some teenage girls who were collecting crabs too.

After having our share of crabby fun, we decided to walk around the edge of the cove to see what was at the end of the point.  It was a sketchy walk, along some not-so-safe looking foot bridges.  But, I know where to get a strong fisherman's cup of coffee, if you're willing to brave it.

The sign says STN (Second to None) Roasting Coffee.  

We enjoyed ourselves, looking for shells, and then made our way back to the beach, along those same sketchy foot bridges.

Eventually the tide came in, right as it was time to catch our return bus home.  Overall, we had a blast and got extremely sunburned.  But we learned a lot!