Just returned from an overnight trip on the high seas! We spent last night on a traditional style wooden Junk sailing around Ha Long Bay on the Gulf of Tonkin off the North East coast of Vietnam. We boarded the boat at lunch time Friday to a rather large lunch, inspected our rooms and spent the afternoon sitting on the sunny deck, beer in hand watching the spectacular Karst rock formations, for which the bay is renowned (they are a bit like iceberg but made of limestone rather than ice). We visited one of the many caves in the area with some rather suggestive stalactite formations then watched the sun go down over the bay. We were so inspired we even got up for the sunrise, which wasn't as memorable but we managed to clock up three floating hawker boats before breakfast. We decided against the kayaking around the bay in favour of an ascent of one of the karst island peaks which gave us a fantastic view of the area. We are now back in Hanoi for three hours before catching an overnight train to Sa Pa up in the highlands near the Chinese border. Some people on the boat had just returned and warned us it was rather cold. Probably not as cold as home but if we witness sub-zero temperatures we'll be sure to let you know!!
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