Chapter 25

It took a little over two hours to travel from Seoul to a temple in Incheon’s Deokjeok Islands. As long as the ferry schedule at the Incheon Port Passenger Terminal lined up, it was an easy day trip. The rain that had poured all day yesterday had finally moved down to the southern provinces. Though the seawater had turned a muddy brown, the air was crisp and the sunlight brilliant. It was a genuinely beautiful day. The archipelago, made up of a cluster of small islands, possessed a tranquil charm—especially on weekdays when tourist foot traffic was sparse.