When I arrived in Cat Ba town I felt super happy. It is beautiful, chilled out, and small. On the first day I went on a boat ride through the bay, kayaked into 'secret' lakes, swam in the sea (but freaked myself out by imagining all the creatures that could be lurking in the murky water), then sunbathed on the deck on the way back to port. Day two was spent in a state of complete relaxation. I walked to a restaurant on a viewpoint with a book I picked up from the guesthouse and sat there for 3 hours, then wandered around the coast path to see the beaches, then wandered back to the other side and watched some people fishing. Day three I went rock climbing. Definitely out of shape, but the guides made
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