There was an early morning yoga on the top deck before breakfast, so I made my way upstairs to give it a go. About 6 of us copied the leader, who was all dressed in white, and had a CD playing peaceful meditative music to aid the ambiance. After about 20 minutes we'd all finished, and I had to smile to myself as the yoga leader swiftly changed out of his white robes to reveal that he was in fact one of the cooks.
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| Early morning from the top deck |
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| the view to Dao Ti Top - you can see the temple / viewpoint on top of the island, and the beach where some of our party went swimming... |
The next activity on offer was kayaking. So we boarded the transfer boat and headed off to join in.
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| This was the Ha Long Bay taxi for those not kayaking |
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| Their first time in a kayak! |
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| Water monkey |
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| another water monkey |
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| In the lagoon |
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| Lagoon entrance/exit |
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| Piccadilly Circus? |
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| Now the pith helmet makes sense... |
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| Ramming speed? |
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| Kayak station |
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| kids will be kids! |
And all too soon it was over. The activity was well organised, and I'm sure health and safety issues and risk assessments had all been fully addressed, but there seemed to be a distinctly more relaxed, old fashioned, grown up approach to the whole shebang. And it was all the better for it.
We returned to our boat, had lunch, packed, paid the onboard expenses, and then set off for shore and the coach transfer back to Hanoi.
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| I will never get over the VietNam wires! |
On the way out to Ha Long Bay we'd noticed a couple of war cemeteries, so I asked if we could stop at one on the way back. Having visited the Military and War Memorial Museum in Ho Chi Minh City, the 'American War of Aggression' was still fresh in my mind, and as with all war, the tragic waste of life on all sides needed to be remembered and commemorated.
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| No words needed. |
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another scooter. The sign google translates as: 'promote cultural tradition and way of carrying money, rich districts build beautiful modern civilisation'
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It's getting late. Hanoi nightlife next time.
keep it real y'all! Kat
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