Monday 2nd July - Ha Long Bay
The bus journey to Ha Long Bay was about 3 hours. On our rest stop I heard "Hey guys" in the sexy Brazilian accent I know only too well.... Renata! She is doing the same boat trip, but a different company, so a different boat, which was a shame, but she is also doing the same bus journey, so w 'll get to hang out a bit more.
When we got to the harbour, there were about 30 boats all exactly the same and it felt like tourist central! We boarded our boat and it was actually really nice.
The first day was spent chilling and sunbathing on the top deck (between rain showers) and taking photos. Once the boat left the harbour it was a lot less crowded and actually quite peaceful. We spent an hour kayaking and then an hour jumping off the side of the top deck and swimming.
The rest of the evening was spent eating a great dinner and playing cards.... There may have been a small amount of Vodka involved!
Tuesday 3rd July - Ha Long Bay
Breakfast was at 7:30am... Not good, but we made it, we just spent the morning sunbathing (today is gorgeous blue-skies and blazing hot sun)
The weather has been perfect for taking photos and chilling out sunbathing. I'm really glad we chose to do the 2 day trip.
A bit more swimming then back to the harbour for lunch and then back on the bus to Hanoi. We are just about back to the hotel and we should make our bus tonight with time to spare. I just hope all my kit is safe in the hotel store room where I left it.