Halong Bay A.K.A Heaven on Earth

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We're now in Hue, which is about 11 hours south of Hanoi, after 3 wonderful days touring around the beautiful Halong Bay!!!
What an awesome three days we had!!!
Our first day was spent exploring caves, Kyacking and cruising around the stunning islands at Halong Bay, followed by a very comfortable stay on our boat. We then enjoyed our second day trecking on Cat Ba Island, chilling out on its georgous beach and riding around on a moterbike we had hired (who we named Nelson The Second - of course)!!! We both felt really special when we arrived in Cat Ba town itself, as everyone we had been staying with us throught-out the Halong Bay tour, was checked into a really vile looking and run down 2* hotel which was situated inland somehwere on Cat Ba island, but we however were the only 2 to be asked to stay on the bus, as we were being wisked away to a lovely 3* hotel with all the mod cons and a balcony with a view of the harbour (high five ricky and onie)!!!
Our thrid day was mainly spent eating and sailng throught the Halong Bay Islands in which we had not seen yet.
When we arrived back in Hanio, we jumped onto our sleepy lay-down night bus to Hue, which took us nearly 15 hours, but didn't feels like that as we both slept like a babies all the way here.
We met some really lovely Brits on the bus who are all from Bournemouth. When we arrived in Hue we all decided to stick together, so we're all staying in a really cute little hotel in what the locals call "Backpackers Alley".
The weather today has been miserabable. It has not stopped raining since we've been here. We've been told that we may get the tail end of a Typhoon which has come from the Philippines 😞 fingers crossed it won't reach us!!!
We're hoping it will brighten up tomorrow, so we can go and explore the old capitals sights.
Next stop De Nang.....

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Photos

The Beach on Cat Ba Island
Cat Ba islands size is 140sq km...

Comments

[julia]

Stunning
Hello, and thanks for email. What a wonderful place, true natural beauty! De Nang, De Nang, twang me if you can! Reminds me of the film with Robin Williams.......... Good Morning V............ your photos are stunning and you look so happy. speak to you soon, take care of each other, much love to you both, mumx

[mom and dad]

Looks fantastic
Hi guys, lovely to see your new entry, it all looks fantastic and you both look so well. We are fine we are going up to the midlands to celebrate aunty Kaths 90th on Sunday, Beki and co will be there as well as aunty Betty, we are having lunch at the Bull in Shenstone. Jon is home for reading week at the moment and is doing actual studying!! Sasha is getting bigger and the baby is very active. Lucy is well and still working lots of hours. Dad has been to Cumbria on business for a few days and he and Brian were in the hotel pool and a fight broke our between two men and another man tried to break it up and got punched in the face there was blood and the police were called, Dad and Brian had finished their swim but stayed in the water to rubber neck the drama! Anyway we miss you loads and love you loads too, everyone keeps asking us how you are and we took the lap top up to granny and grandads to show them your photo's which they loved. love mom and dad xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx