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Cát Bà & the bay of the diving dragon

Opublikowany: 11.04.2019

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10.04.

Our boat trip started early in the morning at 8 o'clock to Han La and Ha Long Bay. We admired the towering rock formations emerging from the sea and were surprised by how many there are here 😳 Once again, the sun didn't cooperate as we would have liked 🤔

At the first stop, we were able to explore the individual small bays even deeper with the kayak. Coline immediately remembered a paddling trip in the Spreewald where our paddling skills as a team weren't outstanding 😅 but in the kayak, it worked much better.

We continued with our ship...

...to swim in a calm part of the secluded bay. It's so wonderful to jump into the cool water. The jump from about 3-4 meters:

Then we went to our personal highlight of the day: Monkey Island 🐵 It's a small, secluded island where many monkeys live and entertain the tourists.

After watching the many monkeys for 10 minutes, Jeff went to a viewpoint. The sign said: "Hike to the viewpoint ↖️ that way". Maybe some warnings like "Caution" or "at your own risk" would have been nice 😅 It started with a steep staircase without a handrail. When that ended, there were almost only sharp-edged rocks going upwards. It was quite daring 🥴

You won't believe how some people climbed up there: barefoot, with flip flops, and one even with a broken arm (but only a short distance, not all the way up). But once you reach the top, you are rewarded with a magnificent view:

Coline stayed below because of the height and had two unique experiences. First, an Asian woman sat down next to her and asked where she came from. A second Asian woman joined, filming the island with her phone and focusing the camera on Coline for a long time. At first, Coline waved friendly into the camera, but after a while, it became a bit uncomfortable 😅

In the end, about six Asians stood very close to her and stared at Coline 😳😳😳😳😳😳 It was quite strange. Does anyone happen to know why people do that?

The second experience was much sweeter: Coline had a 🐒 put on her shoulder and was allowed to pet it 😍

11.04.

In the afternoon, we set off with a ship for an overnight trip in Ha Long Bay. After looking at a few offers from various providers, we finally decided on the Full Moon Party Hotel. The deciding factor was not only the smart consultant (talking about Oktoberfest plus FREE BEER 🍻), but also the fact that we didn't want to do too many duplicate activities. But the main argument was a cooking class on 12.04. 👩🏻‍🍳👨🏻‍🍳

When we arrived on the ship, we were absolutely thrilled - this was our kingdom for one night 😍