Third day in Korea (3)

Walking through the rest of Ilchul Land was mostly a listless affair.
First, the heavy rain had really dampened our moods as we were wet and tired. Second, Ilchul Land was more an array of touch and go experiences where you don't really get a deep sense of anything culturally interesting.
There were a couple of things that caught my eye though.
For one, this model of the Haenyo where i thought was a really precise interpretation of what they represent.

Made out of wiring and filled with rocks and fishes swimming in between, she definitely is one with the sea. It's just a little sad that this particular haenyo has to be so far away from the ocean.
Besides being well known for the dol haruebang (statues of gods offering protection and fertility) which can be found all over the island looking like this:

Jeju is also well known for its delicacy of black skinned pork, which can only be found on these islands. The meat however, is not black, it is in fact named for the black skin of the animal. While we didn't have the chance to have a meal on this dish (or maybe we had but didn't know it because everything was in Korean),we did see the animal in Ilchul Land, and yes, it was black.

They had the blackest, sleekest, shiniest fur I have ever seen, and they were too busy eating to actually pay us any attention. At least they have proper feed now. According to the information board, these pigs were fed human excrement a very long time ago where the farmers just built their toilets above the pig pen.
Yuck....but that's the way it was when conditions were poor and people had to survive.
After a while, we got tired of the place with nothing more interesting to see and headed to the exit.
On the way, I walked through a cactus garden and took a picture.

All I can say is..ummm....the cactus were really huge.
We concluded that this was not really a necessary place to visit. If it wasn't for the fact that we were not able to visit the Manjanggul Lava tubes, I wouldn't have given Mi Cheon Caves a second thought.
At around 3pm, we moved on to Seongsan Ilchulbong, also known as Seongsan Sunrise Peak.

Note: Entrance fee for Ilchul Land costs 4,500 won.