Our day in Halong Bay begin with a tai chi session prior to a field trip to unique caves on Cat Ba Island in the bay. We took the smaller boat to an island dock and were bused to the start of ancient cave used for many purposes including for families hiding during the American war in Vietnam. The cave is extensive and beautiful.
We retuned to our ship, packed, had brunch, and then chatted with a family from Australia and got travel tips for next week before we all returned to shore. On the way I played my ukulele for the 6-year old and let her play too. Fun!
We returned from our lovely boat adventure and then spent some time setting up the next part of our journey which includes two trains, 3 hotels and some other travel modes TBD. I also gathered clothes for a laundry not too far away. We can pick up clean clothes tomorrow morning for 140,000 dong ($6.00)! Then we headed south two hours to our next destination via train – Ninh Binh.
2023 Travels of Pat and Dirk in Vietnam and other S.E. Asia countries 