Visit to Ha Long Bay

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January 2nd 2008

Published: January 2nd 2008

Ha Long Bay (Vin Ha Long) is quite simply, the most incredible natural environment I have ever seen. The name means 'Dragon Descending'. The name originates from a local legend of the celestial dragon and her offspring, who were ordered by the Jade Emperor to halt an invasion from the sea. The dragons spewed out bits of jade that turned into the islands of Ha Long Bay. There are about 1600 limestone islets in the bay, many without names. The following photos include the visit to the island of Tuan Chau and the massive limestone cave on the island.

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In the middle of 2005, Jenni and I decided a change was necessary. We decided to move overseas to teach. We both agreed that if we ever got to the end of our teaching careers and hadn't used our qualifications and experience to do some traveling, then we would regret it. We didn't want to end our careers with those regrets. So here we go. With our (then) 11 year old son, Thomas, we went to Sydney to attend a schools' fair and get a job. Here is the story of our overseas teaching adventure.... full info

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