Gosu Cave (고수동굴)
One thing I have to say about our pork and cuttlefish bulgogi, the cuttlefish was not hardly chewy. So, it was easy to chew and not so tiring to the jaw. The restaurant along with several other shops are beside the road. Just outside the restaurant are large ceramic pots containing spices. At first, we thought it contained kimchi, but Irene said they are spices (gochujang etc.).
Like I said in my previous post, the Gosu Cave (고수동굴, Gosu Donggul) is just a stone’s throw from the restaurant. There is an entrance fee, of course. Irene explains once you go inside, there’s no turning back. So, those who have bad arthritis, or claustrophobic better back out. All but one enter, Ryneth’s mom. At this point, our camera’s battery is getting low. Eventually, we had to borrow Ryneth’s camera, and just share the pics back in Manila.
Gosu Cave is about a kilometer from the entrance all the way to exit. The cave is not so cold. If you really work out inside, you can sweat. It has plenty of beautiful stalactite and stalagmite formations. There are some formations that resemble something. Like a monkey, or turtle. Even one that looks like the Virgin Mary.
You walk through every nook and cranny. The ways are constructed with metal steps and stairs. There are a couple parts of the cave that are photo points with a photographer sitting on his/her desk. He/she can photograph you and give a bigger blow up of the picture (for a fee of course). There are plenty of points also in the cave where it is off-limits to tourists. Probably due to safety, or it’s a dead end. You have to watch out for puddles of water. I nearly got my foot wet at the Turtle Rock (거북 파위)point. 1 kilometer must have taken us an hour due to all the photo points and looking at interesting formations.
Finally, we reach the exit. About a couple dozen meters are stalls selling I’m not sure what. This makes me wish we brought one camera for each of us. There are mushrooms, and dried seafoods. Go further is the road, more restaurants, stalls, and foodcarts that sell popcorns and what looks like cocoons. Across the road is a downhill rocky river. There’s also a watermill with interesting design.
That’s James and me in the picture at the watermill. There’s a restaurant that specializes in bibimbap. Must try next time, if ever.
Our tourbus arrives to meet us from the exit. We proceed to Danyang’s Daemyung Resort. Danyang, a very quiet city an hour away…
