Phong Nha - Paradise and Dark Cave 2

As ever I seem to be falling behind with these blog entries. I think it has something to do with being too tired after all the day's excitement. I resolve to do better in future. This was a lovely day. A tour from the hostel to Paradise Cave. This was truly enormous. Our guide said Vietnam has the first third and fourth biggest caves in the world. That statement is contentious as measuring the size of a cave is not straightforward. How do you compare one with a huge chamber like this, with one that is maybe a hundred miles long but really narrow? Anyway, I was blown away by the size. Truly immense. As I've said before I love a good cave. They are truly beautiful. After lunch went to the Dark Cave. You enter via a zipline (which autocorrect thinks should be a biplane - how are you supposed to enter a cave by biplane) and then have to swim a few meters. After that you walk deep into the cave - everyone just dressed in their bathers so somewhat odd and then about a kilometre in you get to have a mud bath. One of the more bizarre experiences. After that play in the water park: zip lines and slides.Read more