Having three kids, our plan was to stop by Damyang Bamboo Forest 👈 and Boseongn Green Tea Plantation on the way down to Wando. I wanted to take our time and spend all day at Cheonsando, but there was forecast for rain the next day, so we cut our trip short at Boseong Green Tea Plantation and went down to catch the 2:30 pm ferry to Cheonsando from Wando. When we got to the ticket booth, the teller told us that before we buy the tickets, we should know that there is a chance they might cancel the ferry back due to strong winds. This meant that we might not come back that night. My husband and I looked at each other for a while and when I was just about to say, I guess this wasn't meant to be, my husband says, we should pack our tooth brushes just in case! So, we bought our one way tickets and off we went! We just crossed our fingers and hoped that would be able to come back on the same day. 



The last ferry ride back to Wando, where we were planning to stay over night was at 6 pm, so we knew we only had about 2 hours in Cheongsando. When I searched online, people were recommending to take public transportation or a tour bus, so I was thinking we probably have time for only one destination. Not knowing what to expect, my husband and I decided on the ferry that if they have a cab, we will ask the driver to take us around for 2 hours. When the ferry arrived to Cheongsando, we had to navigate and push through ahjummas from tour groups with our three kids to get off the boat. Luckily, we were the one of the first ones to get off and hopped in a minivan cab. The cab driver called 50,000 won for driving us around for 2 hours. We tried to negotiate because "give me a discount" (조금 깍아 주새요) is my first response when I am shopping no matter what, and if that doesn't work, I play the "I have three kids" card. 😜 This normally works, but not this time. The driver told us that there are only 3 cabs on the whole island and this is the standard price! As soon as we heard that and didn't see any other cabs around, we said okay kids, get in the car! And this was the best decision we made because the driver was born and lived his whole life on the island. He took us to all the popular places including his secret spots, even took pictures of our family, and drove us back to the station just in time for us to get back. There was no way, we could've visited all those places in two hours on our own. So, if you visit here with kids, I highly recommend this cab option. Our cab driver's name is Kim, Joo Hwan and his number is 010-6552-8747 or 061-552-8747. He does not speak English, but we loved him. 


Our first stop was the most popular and famous spot where the movie Seopyeonje and KBS drama Spring Waltz were filmed. It was so windy, but our kids loved running around against the wind. And the view was breathtaking.










Our cab driver also took us around local farms with cabbage flowers and barley fields.






Next stop was SangSeo DohlDam Village, a stonewall village where people still live. We saw a few locals there, one lady even let us into her little animal house, but it was mostly quiet and empty.








After giving us a tour of the whole island, we stopped by to grab a quick snack for the kids before heading back to the terminal. We were so glad that ferries were running, so we could get back to Wando for the night. 






*Complimentary room was received for this post and room pictures are from their website.