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This morning we got picked in a mini bus from our hotel and spent an hour driving around Hanoi city collecting other tourists. The bus journey to Ha Long Bay took around 4 hours of mainly being on the wrong side of the road due to constant ovetaking.
As we arrived we joined our group and boarded our "junk" boat which is a traditional Vietamese cruise liner. When we got inside we were plesantly suprised with the classy interior.
After an hour of cruising we stopped at a floating fishing similar if not the one from Top Gear Vietnam Special. We visited the "Suprise Cave" which is the biggest cave in Ha Long Bay. This consisted of 3 Chambers which grew in size, last being the biggest and first being the smallest. Unfortunatly the camera ran out of battery so we have no photos :(
After the cave we then boarded the fishing village and jumped in a 2 man sea kayak, we were then aloud to paddle around the bay for 45 minutes.
Later on that evening the staff cooked us up several dishes of fresh traditional ingredients including fish, rice, deep fried squid, onion rings and vegtables. On this boat we have been eating like kings :)
After dinner the Captain dropped anchor and pulled the Kareoke out on us which was fairly embarassing at first but a few beers later we got into it. (mainly ross) After Kareoke we played cards with two other tourists and drank Hanoi beer to around 11pm. This helped us sleep our first full night which was very plesant.
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Auntie Jane When Matt reads this posting he will be really jealous. Sounds great, fix that camera battery xx
nigel So jelous!!
Mum & Dad Sounds great, even with the spelling mistakes !!! Surprise has an "r" Aloud is spelt "allowed" Plesantly is spelt "Pleasantly" Mums idea, not mine !!!! Hugs from home, keep your standards UP with the english LOL..
Tristan Thats great to hear that your having such a good time already. Hope the staff on the boat treated you how you should be treated haha Keep the blogs coming cant wait to see your next post (hopefully with some more pictures) Tristan
Nanny Pam Well boys sounds good already, had to laugh at M & D's comments, you will spell things right wont you!!! Love & hugs Nan & John xxx
Elisha Sounds like you are having a great time! Please fix the camera! We need more pictures! x