Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Ha Long Bay

We're off to Ha Long Bay today to spend the night on a junk on what promises to be a spectacular trip. I've never been before, but from the images I have seen Ha Long Bay is one of the wonders of the world... or should be.

The bus picks us up at 8am. 8am? Oh my! Funny that I still have such thoughts when I have been up and having breakfast at 7am these last few mornings. (it is funny how the whinging is conditioned)

Friends of ours were going to be in Hanoi the same time as us, we all chatted about it dinner before we left. They weren't spending long here, and we left it at "we must catch up." Tonight, we were back at the restaurant next to the hotel drinking coffee on the balcony watching the world go by when, yes it is a small world, our friends walked passed. They are staying at the hotel directly across the road. They are being picked up by the same bus tomorrow to go to Ha Long Bay. Of all the hotels (Gin joints, oh it should be in Hanoi) in Hanoi, and when I say there is many it is an understatement, they had to be staying in the same street.

One of our friends organises their trips down to the last minute detail in advance, while we said we'd organise stuff when we got here and we only organised this trip yesterday.

So, there you go, we are all off to Ha Long Bay in this morning. By bus, should  be interesting.

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