halong bay

i went on a 2 day boat cruise to halong bay - the trip included a really nice cabin room and awesome vietnamese veg food - i stuffed my face, of course. the pictures here don't really show exactly how beautiful the scenery is. i started the day visiting some of the caves of halong bay then went kayaking and swimming in the bay. many of you would be interested to hear that i think i might have conquered the fear of otters because i actually swam around without the life vest. i must admit, this kayaking experience was actually better than most - my kayaking partner actually had some idea how to manuever a kayak - much better than my harrowing experience in the 10th grade.