Halong in Sunset
Our first day was primarily spent getting to Halong Bay - we took a bus to the coast, which took about 4 hours, got on a boat where we ate lunch and spent the night, and checked our the most touristy cave I've ever seen. It's called "surprise cave" because it has a formation in the third chamber that catches many unknowing visitors by surprise because of its resemblance to a certain male body part. We also went swimming in the bay and I joined several of the more daring members of our tour group and jumped off the top of the boat, which was probably about 20 feet above the water. We had dinner on the boat and then just hung out and chatted with the other people on the cruise for the rest of the evening.
On Saturday we ate breakfast on the boat and then took the boat to Cat Ba island. After departing the boat we bussed from the port to the entrance to the park, where we split up and I went with the group that trekked to the top of the tallest mountain on the island. It was difficult and muddy and I slipped a bit and I was worried about my ankle for a bit, but all is fine. The views from the top were spectacular, though. The rest of the group went cycling to hospital cave, which was used during the war...
From Jennifer's Blog
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