The morning started with another fantastic meal; plates of omelets, apples, and bread with butter and jam were served. The food served on board was very impressive! The fog was thick and heavy during the morning, but eventually rose off the bay in the afternoon. The limestone karsts were finally clear and visible considering how thick the fog was the night before. We happened to also drift by a couple floating fishing villages. These are communities of around 1600 people who live on floating houses and are sustained by capturing fishing and marine aquaculture. Originally there was only one fishing village, now there are ten. Apparently, as I was told by my guide, some of the people never really touch dry land, and that they fish and live on the floating islands most of their lives. Occasionally we got vendors rowing towards our boat selling anything from candy to hard alcohol. The hardest vendors to resist were the ones with their kids on board. I took a couple photos of them, so it was only nice enough to give them some money.
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December28th
1 CommentAsia 2008 | Day 8 | Halong Bay & Hanoi
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December27th
1 CommentAsia 2008 | Day 7 | Halong Bay
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Complimentary breakfast was supplied by the Ritz Hotel, followed by a 8am pick up for Halong bay!! I’d like to thank David for supplying me the referral for South Pacific Travel. Even with the rain coming down hard, bikers were able to properly prepare and get around without a problem. The ride took three hours to get out to Halong Bay from Hanoi, including the small rest stop at a marketplace. I don’t know if it’s the Commie in me, but I’m utterly attracted to the red and yellow colours! I stumbled across these awesome army-coloured Vietnamese hats that came in all sorts of styles; vietnam flag with “Vietnam” written below, just a single red star, or a star with “Vietnam” written below. I bought all 3, I just had to have them.I’m going to hold one for you Graham!