After getting down from Sapa we arrived back in Hanoi about 6am after another night on our fancy sleeper train. A bus swung by to pick us up and we took the 3 hour drive out to Halong Bay for a bit of relaxtion on a boat cruise! We of course had to board 8 million different modes of transportation before getting on the actual boat. . .
. . .But here is the Phoenix Cruiser! Our accomodations for that night!
We immediately started taking in the gorgeous scenery around us, limestone caves and cliffs shooting out of the water all over.
Just soakin' it in. . .
Throughout the day we made use of these great snack ladies who cruise through the bay on their giant row boats full of all sorts of goodies and beer!
After lunch and a little down time we loaded off the boat to hike up part of the cliff and walk through some caves.
Afterwards we went kayaking. Little did we know our group was full professional kayakers and sped off without us. . .well, that or J and I just got stuck and couldn't get ourselves turned back around. We were still recovering from Fancipan anyway (our excuse for the next few months) so we hung back and just chilled in our kayaks, enjoying the most gorgeous sunset.
After coming in off the kayaks we cleaned ourselves up for a fancy little dinner on board with some kareoke to top the night off. . .yet another hilarious site. After breakfast the next morning we floated through this fishermans village where families live and work six days a week just fishing in the bay.
. . .But here is the Phoenix Cruiser! Our accomodations for that night!We immediately started taking in the gorgeous scenery around us, limestone caves and cliffs shooting out of the water all over.
Just soakin' it in. . .Throughout the day we made use of these great snack ladies who cruise through the bay on their giant row boats full of all sorts of goodies and beer!After lunch and a little down time we loaded off the boat to hike up part of the cliff and walk through some caves. Afterwards we went kayaking. Little did we know our group was full professional kayakers and sped off without us. . .well, that or J and I just got stuck and couldn't get ourselves turned back around. We were still recovering from Fancipan anyway (our excuse for the next few months) so we hung back and just chilled in our kayaks, enjoying the most gorgeous sunset.After coming in off the kayaks we cleaned ourselves up for a fancy little dinner on board with some kareoke to top the night off. . .yet another hilarious site. After breakfast the next morning we floated through this fishermans village where families live and work six days a week just fishing in the bay.All in all it was another fabulous part of our adventures and we felt lucky to experience it! After heading back to Hanoi we started our journey down southern Vietnam. More stories to come!. . .
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