Our Junk and home for the weekend, the Halong Phoenix Cruiser
Sophia Rose and Mommy on deck of the Phoenix
Loren, Sophia and Leigh at dining table on Junk
Leigh and Tracey, our new mates from Australia
View from Surprise cave entrance
Islands in the mist
Mommy on the way to morning kayaking
Floating fishing village
Back at the hotel and refreshed after a nice bath
We spent a most relaxing weekend aboard a Vietnamese Junk in Halong Bay. After a 3 hour bus ride from Hanoi, we arrived and boarded a small boat which transported us to the Junk. We were with 16 other guests from Australia, Austria, Holland, and Israel (and our Vietnamese guide Ha) who we became very friendly with. Partly thanks to Sophia Rose, who kept everyone entertained with great smiles, faces and her love of being passed around as everyone wanted to hold her during the cruise.
We took a small boat from the Junk to one of the islands ('surprise cave') and toured this magnificant wonder of nature. Food was great, the company was fascinating and just a great all around multicultural experience. We had a private room and bath, and we all slept like babies Saturday night on the boat.
The next morning, Sophia and Daddy hung at the boat while Mommy and a small group of the guests went kayaking around the islands. We left sunday afternoon to return to Hanoi, and capped the day off with a trip to our favorite Highlands Coffee Cafe.
The pictures above capture a few shots of this most magical and beautiful place.
3 comments:
Wow, what a nice junk! I'll definitely have to remember this post the next time I go to Vietnam. That seems like such a more relaxing way to visit the Bay, rather than doing it in a one day trip. (I actually missed going because Petunia was under the weather that day.) Now I know exactly how I'm going to see this beautiful sight -- even if it will be several years from now. Glad you had a good time and made some new friends.
Ha Long Bay is so beautiful! And the junk is very nice too! I'm going to have to remember the name for our travels!
Looks like you had a wonderful time at Ha Long Bay. It truly is am amazing place! And that was our boat too! Hope all is going well!
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