Up early at 5:30 ---- there are roosters in the city. It is about a 4 hour drive to Halong Bay and we are scheduled to eat lunch aboard the ship.We arrive on time to see about 40 boats reading to board their passengers for a day/night adventure on Halong Bay.
Sailing out to the myriad of islands which number in the thousands is a sight to remember. After lunch, we sail further into the bay and pick-up a set of 3 kayaks. We drop anchor and 6 of us venture out to explore the nearby islands and sail through a large cave. My paddling partner is Frances, an Aussie,whose significant other wanted to swim. As darkness falls, we return,clean-up and have cocktails.
The ship was neat with individual staterooms, small as they were, to accommodate two. Each room had individual bathroom facilities.The meals were great...reminded me of my cruise to New Zealand's Doubtful Sound in 2002 with my good friend, Russ Sanders. The Halong Bay ship had a small karaoke machine and we had a lot of fun singing before retiring to bed at 9:30AM....slept until 7 AM like a rock.
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