Ha Long Bay

Waking up and looking out your window at clear sea and the most amazing limestone cliffs is an unforgettable experience (especially when it's at 6 am - much to early). Today we got the little speed boat out to Sung Sot Cave (which translates as amazing cave or cave of surprise). It is so special because it used to be under the sea but is slowly being pushed up out of the water so you actually have to hike up to it. This gives it a very distinctive roof that many Vietnamese people believe was artificially made. After having to hurdle over three boats to get to our own (the Vietnamese boat parking is as bad as their bike parking) we went back to the boat for spring roll making classes and another 5 course meal, before rolling ourselves back onto the bus for our 4 hour journey back to Hanoi where our guide Bien (or as he liked to be called Beer) announced how much he loved his Irish girls.Read more