We wake up to more fog and a bit of drizzle this morning – Halong Bay, or Bai Tu Long Bay, where we are right now, is probably even more magical, or perhaps surreal, in the thick fog, as the limestone islands seem to just endlessly appear then disappear.
Thank goodness for GPS – we’re not sure how the captain would know how to navigate through this sea of karsts otherwise! We start sailing back to Halong City after breakfast, and have our last meal onboard just before we get back to port – we’re all quite sad to leave, it’s been a marvelously relaxing few days, and we’re just getting to know each other…
Thank goodness for GPS – we’re not sure how the captain would know how to navigate through this sea of karsts otherwise! We start sailing back to Halong City after breakfast, and have our last meal onboard just before we get back to port – we’re all quite sad to leave, it’s been a marvelously relaxing few days, and we’re just getting to know each other…
There are some great views are bright green rice paddies all the way back to Hanoi, which we reach around 5pm.
A few hours later, we head to our new favorite restaurant, Quan An Ngon, for an early dinner. We’re seated next to an American couple, and the husband’s two buddies from university, who are apparently fly experts – the conversation is so fascinating that Mike and I are too busy eavesdropping to talk to each, and finally join their conversation! The couple both work for the US State Department and are actually moving to Zambia soon, where we’ll be in a few months, and we find out all sorts of incredibly interesting things from the fly experts, such as that Zebras and other African animals have evolved stripes to throw off the Tse Tse fly! Now that’s another one of those random facts that I will not forget J
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