 We
were picked up from hotel at 8 oclock in the
morning, and we went to
Halong Bay. After a 4-hour
bus ride we arrived there at the harbor and our
little group with 13 people checked in on board.
Everyone was assigned a cabin and then we could
begin by getting comfortable on the deck make before
lunch was served while cruising through Halong Bay.
On that day we first visited a cave. However, there
were so many people that it has been seen by people
as of the cave. Nevertheless, one could detect in
great rock formations and who has a bit of
imagination, there will recognize all sorts of
animals and figures. Upon returning to our boat, we
went to
a place in Halong Bay, where we could go
kayaking. There began my own personal drama. We had
two of each in a kayak and I was left with an
Englishman, I asked if he had done this before. The
answer was that he had already done quite often in
New Zealand. I thought that this could happen to
anything. In addition, capsized by the other so well
no. We then saw the thing to be a little different.
I was sitting in the kayak and was waiting for my
boarding passengers. He did, however, with the
result that I found myself suddenly in the water and
the kayak was upside down. Unfortunately, I had my
camera in my pocket because I had thought that I
might go take some pictures. My camera could not
swim and water, however, was not necessarily to
their favorite element. The result was that my
camera was broken along with the memory card and,
accordingly, my pictures of the day away. That was
really annoying and so get updated very often with
this report, unfortunately, no pictures. My first
camera I gave our guide and asked him to bring them
onto the boat while we launched a second attempt. I
turned back to the kayak, but caught the people who
belonged there, to sink at once to the kayak. The
whole point I could not bring the whole time there
in experience. We were brought a new kayak and this
time everything went without a hitch. At the time it
would have been even matter because I was already
wet anyway and the camera broke. Half an hour we
paddled through Halong Bay and looked at the rocks
and floating villages before we paddled back to our
landing spot, where now was frantically searching
for the sunken kayak. The Englishman, who could then
paddled with me also help you to dive for the kayak.
That's why I did it not, that the kayak had been
sunk, because they had to look for it again.
Ultimately, the kayak but found again and we could
all return to our boat back and drove to a spot
where we had a bit of time for swimming. The boat we
were able to use as a diving board and plunge us
from there into the sea in Halong Bay.
Then we drove to our anchorage, where we would spend
the night in Halong bay. Our small group sat up late
at night on deck, until it finally started raining
and everyone was pretty tired, but then disappeared
into his bunk. The next day my tour ended by the
Halong Bay while went on the tour for the rest of
the group who had booked all of a 3-day tour. So I
lived my own back on the ship, with whom I went back
again to the harbor. But I got back from another
group company. After lunch, which was again taken
ashore and ended my tour bus headed back to Hanoi.
Photos I unfortunately could not make any more,
because all attempts to revive my camera failed. The
memory card was no longer usable. However, I
promised one of the group to send me his photos,
which I thought was very nice. Then at least I have
a few photos. Nevertheless, I hope you see the
pictures from my memory card can still be saved
somehow.
Back in Hanoi, I bought a new camera, I would fly to
Laos the next day and there I did not want to fly
without a camera. Also this evening the party
started for the 1000 anniversary of the capital,
Hanoi, and I had the feeling that the whole of Hanoi
was on the road. The Hoan Kiem lake was lit and
there were stages set up and it was sung. Later
there was also a fireworks display. This day ended
with my last company in Vietnam and I was looking
forward to my next destination: Laos. |
