The last days of our trip were, appropriately, spent taking in some of the most beautiful scenery we have seen so far. The story goes that in order to prevent the Chinese from invading Northern Vietnam, a dragon descended from heaven and spat out zeroes, which became the small rocky islands that dot this gorgeous bay.
The painful (and life-threatening) three hour drive to Ha Long Bay ended up at one of the busiest docks I've ever been to. Dozens of tourists milled around waiting to be told what to do, whilst tour guides took our passports, gave us entry tickets, gave us back our passports, then took back our entry tickets. It was very confusing. But it all calmed down once we departed onto the tranquil waters of the Bay.
Apart from visiting some (very average) limestone caves, we spent most of the trip sunning ourselves on the deck, as we watched the beautiful islands go by. Josh also got very adventurous and went kayaking and swimming in the stunning blue-green water. It was an extremely relaxing way to end our 3.5 month trip - especially considering all the hard work that's ahead of us!
The last days of our trip were, appropriately, spent taking in some of the most beautiful scenery we have seen so far. The story goes that in order to prevent the Chinese from invading Northern Vietnam, a dragon descended from heaven and spat out zeroes, which became the small rocky islands that dot this gorgeous bay.
The painful (and life-threatening) three hour drive to Ha Long Bay ended up at one of the busiest docks I've ever been to. Dozens of tourists milled around waiting to be told what to do, whilst tour guides took our passports, gave us entry tickets, gave us back our passports, then took back our entry tickets. It was very confusing. But it all calmed down once we departed onto the tranquil waters of the Bay.
Apart from visiting some (very average) limestone caves, we spent most of the trip sunning ourselves on the deck, as we watched the beautiful islands go by. Josh also got very adventurous and went kayaking and swimming in the stunning blue-green water. It was an extremely relaxing way to end our 3.5 month trip - especially considering all the hard work that's ahead of us!
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Dear both of you
I hope you will continue blogging when you come home:-)
I have just talked to Pedro - he called med from Fez (Morocco). The airline company lost his bag (poor guy) when he arrived there on monday - they don't know where it is - and it sounds like the really don't care. I hope he can enjoy Morocco as much as you did - despite the missing bag.
Have a safe flight home and take care.
Birgitte
See you soon!
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