I'm sorry. We have been terrible about posting. Partially because so much is happening, we are both wordy, and are having a hard time posting without wanting to write every detail. No more. We will be better!
DAY 5-6
We took a two day trip out to Ha Long Bay. The Bay was both beautiful/fun and completely hectic/random. The bus ride out was scenic and by the time we got there we already had made some new friends. Our ship looked exactly like a pirate ship; old dark wood, adorned with a dragon and we even had to walk a plank to board! It was adorable with little cabins, eating room with full sides as windows to view while we ate, upstairs sunning area, and lots of other neat nooks and crannies. We toasted our journey with our new friends and ate our first lunch as we sailed into the bay. The weather was a bit grey but I am just standing firm that it made the bay all the more haunting. Thousands of bizarre limestone islands jutting out from here and there as you navigate the water on your boat. Our first stop was at a cave, which was far from my favorite. It lost its magic when they had set up neon colored lights inside to make it look more like a Disneyland adventure ride then a natural wonder. The hike around was still nice and we got a great view from above of the bay.
The Kayaking experience next was where chaos came into play. We docked again at this "dock" for kayaks. It really just just floating boards, most of which were broken in the middle of the water. Our boat of 16 seemed to keep getting pushed back until our life jackets finally arrived. Most had no zippers, were missing sections of the floatation, and mine was also missing the clip to secure it in the front. Nice. The paddles were no better, several broken off. Most of the people got their kayaks but Michelle and I and another couple got delayed because they ran out of kayaks. We waiting on the floating planks. We waited finally they got us kayaks. We were told that we would only have 20 minutes now. The other couple left and Michelle and I talked. This was not enough time to get where we wanted, the boats they found were horrible and we just didn't feel good about it. We passed and got back on the boat...good thing!!! That other couple that got held up got left behind on the raft. Not until over two hours later did our guide realize we had left them behind. They were stuck there waiting with nothing around them, no money and not a lot of clothes. Nice.
Evenings on pirate ships though are GREAT!!! ARRRRrrr ... (that's my pirate voice in case you cannot tell) We had a great dinner, some drinks, and then started Karaoke. Everyone at first was shy, staying in their seats and watching to see what would unfold, but slowly everyone got up, drank, and the fun began. We convinced everyone to dress up like pirates and soon we had scarves around our heads and were screaming along to bad Vietnamese Karaoke and dancing around. We build a beer can tower, saw the Spainard sing La Bamba four times, Saw the Dutch couple take the table clothes and make little Dutch Girl hats out of them and much more. It was a very good night!!
Morning came too soon and we had to eat breakfast, cruise the bay, and then head back into Hanoi.
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