Day 4 Vietnam

Just got back to Hanoi today from out HaLong Bay tour. It was a great tour. The drive there took almost 4 hours in a van with 14 people, but it was ok because we got to see a bit of the countryside. Our boat was a lot nicer than I was expecting. The bottom floor was rooms, the main deck was the dining area with couches and a tv with speakers. Then there was a roof. First we boarded the ship and ate lunch, then we sat up on the roof as the boat meandered through hundredes of little rock islands (and other tour boats...). Althought there were a ton of other boats, it was still one of the most beautiful things I have seen. Our boat then docked at one island where there was a massave cave. We got to walk through the cave, I have never been in one so hugh befor, it was probably 50 feet high, and very open. It looked as though there used to be a stream with a waterfall running through it, but there was no longer any water in it. After the cave we docked at a floating dock with kayaks and got to kayak around for about an hour. That was awesome, we got to get really close to the rock islands and explore a lite. The rest of the day we swam. We were on the boat with 11 other people and all of them were really friendly and fun. We had a great time jumping off the roof of the boat into the water. We ate dinner, and then drank some beers sang some karoake and went night swimming some more. It was fun, and very beautiful, so worth doing. Now we catch a 13 hour sleeper bus to Hue Vietnam, it is located in the center area of Vietnam.