Jeju Traditional Port, the Lifeblood of Jeju and a Mother's Embrace

After driving winding passes, you arrive at a quiet and languid port on a certain day. Close your eyes and open your ears. Though it may seem impossible, the waves clearly enter your ears. The refreshing sound of the waves lingers deep in your chest and washes away the stuffy, nauseating feeling, as if clearing motion sickness. The afternoon at a Jeju port is serene and, in another sense, drowsy. Moored boats and the seagulls fluttering above them seem to be telling their own stories with their cries. While Hallasan stands loftily in the heart of Jeju, overlooking the residents, the ports have long shared the hardships of life with them.