Halong Bay

Let's go off the beaten tourist path to Halong Bay. The bus was supposed to pick us up from our hostel at 13:15, umm yes, 13:15 turned into 14:45. We're in Vietnam, so it's no problem for us, at least we could watch a pig hanging over a scooter and then suddenly being cut into pieces on the table. :) When we arrived at Halong Bay, our first thought was, nice sh*t, it's raining and it's freezing cold. Great conditions for a boat tour through the islands. As expected, it rained the next morning too. Well, never mind, we're still excited about the trip, the boat is covered. :) We passed by about 2000 small islands on our way to Halong Bay. From there, we took a 1.5-hour kayak ride (without accident, we're professionals) through small caves. For lunch, we got back on the boat and shared the table with 2 very heavy drinking Russians who first enjoyed a bottle of red wine, followed by about 30 cans of beer. We would probably have crawled back to the hotel :D. Then we went to Monkey Island, where the monkeys were already waiting for us. Thank God the sun is shining again here. :) There's a nice viewpoint there, which we climbed up first. Fearlessly, we climbed the rocks without safety but... don't worry, everything was safe.... :D The view was definitely worth it! After a feeble attempt by the monkeys to steal our things, we passed by a floating village. It's crazy to see how some people live. Despite the initially bad weather, it was a great trip. :)