Today we embark on what should be the most beautiful part of the trip, Halong Bay. We leave for a four hour drive to the vast at 07:40 (local). The background photo of this blog is a net photo of the Bay.
This entire area of Halong Bay and Bai Tu Long Bay is a "World Heritage Park." I have read that this is one the top diving places in Vietnam.
I understand that there is some pollution near marina areas do to the Japanese tsunami. Reportedly the vast bay is clear of debris and quite beautiful. There will be lots of photos.
Martha's Notes:
Our trip to Halong Bay was by shuttle (a passenger van). We were on the van with a family of four from Australia and two young women from New Zealand. Along the way to the Bay, we stopped for a rest stop at a workshop for disabled people where they made and sold artwork. They did not allow photographs, so we can only share the photo of our purchase there -- a small Happy Buddha!
Our second stop was a village where we were treated to a water puppet show portraying rice farming in Vietnam. We then had lunch with multiple courses -- shrimp cakes, banana leaf salad, steamed rice, noodles, morning glory greens and french fries.
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