We just got back from a 3-day tour of Halong Bay, one of Vietnam's world heritage sites. Halong Bay is a few hours away from the capitol of Hanoi and something like 95% of tourists in Vietnam include it in their itineraries. We had a great time, beautiful weather, and a very nice group of people on our boat.
Our first night we slept on the boat and this is near where we parked. All those other boats are doing the same thing, and this is supposed to be low tourist season!
Many of the karsts (limestone formations that stick right out of the water) have caves in them. This one was HUGE... I think you can see some people in the photo for scale.
We also took a hike through the national park on CatBa Island, and this photo is taken from the top of a very tall metal tower.
Josh on said tower- notice how rusty the metal is... 
Swimming and jumping from the boat was one of the best parts of the trip. The weather was perfect for a nice dip in the water. (yes, that's Josh)
We spent an afternoon kayaking around a pretty bay and some islands. Our guide spent about 10 minutes "hooting" next to one of the islands. Apparently he was calling monkeys, but none ever came. Overall, this pre-booked trip finally exceeded expectations (see post of a few days ago about expectations)! It was a wonderful and relaxing way to spend three days.
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I have a funny feeling when I saw the pictures, wondering is the little figure jumping off the boat is Josh...and I was right! :)
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Lynn
Wow, so I'm pretty sure these are my favorite pictures yet (or I think this would have been my favorite part of your trip so far). Kayaking and swimming through little islands like that is pretty close to my idea of heaven.
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