The day started as we drove the 3.5hours from Hanoi to the UNESCO World Heritage listed Halong Bay for an overnight cruise through thousands of limestone islands on a traditional ‘junk’. The junk catered for 8 guests, we met 2 Aussies, 2 Canadians & 2 UK/Germans of Chinese background.
As we cruised, we enjoyed a Vietnamese lunch, and then arrived on a secluded beach to explore caves which were till recently, homes for fishermen & their families … Liz went swimming & then we paddled in kayaks around the small islands… real paradise. Our sailing continued (well motoring really, the sales are ornamental) and we dropped anchor in a quiet area between all the islands.
Liz did some fishing for squid (and she caught a small one), although as the full moon rose, there was too much light, so the squid were not attracted to our lures.
Another traditional Vietnamese degustation meal of many, many courses followed, and then we all retired to our cabins for the night. A very pleasant day.
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- Halong Bay our group of 8
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- Paddling on Halong Bay
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- Halong Bay
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