Halong Bay day 1

A 3 hour drive from Hanoi took us to the coast. We passed lots of rice and vegetable fields, which were oddly side by side with small cemeteries! We had a pit stop at the Oyster farm where they showed us how they grow cultured pearls.
Then to our boat. Bhaya Legend #9 it only sleeps 6! We had a lovely French couple join us, Christophe and Katrina. We started with a 5 course lunch, then we went kayaking and afterwards walked through a cave to a beach for a swim. The water was cold but we all went in for a dip and the sun eventually came out!
Back on the boat we had a lesson how to make spring rolls, which we will try at home. Happy hour followed then a spectacular 6 course dinner with lots of wine. After dinner the boys tried squid fishing (unsuccessfully) then worked on Anglo-French relations over a few too many whiskies 🤪Les mer