Roadtrip-Day 2

The second day we headed north up the coast towards Samchok. Our first stop was Jeongdongjin (a few miles south of Gangneug) which is the location of a N. Korean infiltration back in 1996. They have the N. Korean sub on display as well as an old navy ship (US WWII era, given to the Koreans in the 70's and used until the 90's).
There's also a hotel that looks like a cruise ship.

The N. Korean submarine. They had 25 guys in there...it must have been really cramped.

We had to wear hardhats. At first I laughed, but I'm glad because I hit my head several times in the tight confines. I think we were bigger than most N. Koreans.

The navy ship. For size comparison, Andy is standing by one of the rudders.

After that we headed up the coast past Samchok towards the DMZ. We stopped at what used to be Kim Il-Sung's summer house. The only original part left are these steps. The plaque is where Kim Jung-Il sat as a kid in a famous picture.

The reality that we were getting close to the border was evident in the increase of military vehicles and obstacles like the dragon teeth in the river bed.

They also had these concrete blocks which could be blown onto the road to block it.

It definitely wasn't the clearest day, but we could still see N. Korea from the Goseong Unification Observatory. Pretty much past the little peninsula there is the DMZ and the mountains are over the border. You can see where the road just ends too. We were essentially the farthest north a civilian can go in S. Korea. Apparently on a clear day you can see N. Koreans walking around without binoculars.