Thursday morning Helen, Robyn and I had to check out of our hotel and head to Hanoi Backpackers to get there by 8 am to leave for our tour. We were super tired and a bit rushed b/c we had woken up late and had to rush. We almost left our passports at the front desk!
Luckily, we got our passports and jumped in a taxi to head across Hanoi to the hostel where our tour group was meeting to go to Halong Bay. Right when we were close Robyn opened her taxi door and a motorbike hit right into her door! The guy fell off of the bike and looked around puzzeled and then fortunately got back on his bike and drove away. Helen went to Hanoi Backpackers to tell them to wait for us. The driver wouldn't let Robyn go, so she wanted me to go get a translator. I got a translator and Helen and as they were going to meet Roby
n they saw her running toward the hostel looked completely shooken up. The driver had not let her go and has almost got violent with her. Luckily, Vietnamese people in the street had stepped in and helped her.
So after she calmed down and recovered fro that she was ok and we didn't have much time before we had to load on the buses to take us to Halong Bay to board the ship. The bus ride was interesting b/c a fellow named Rob from England decided we should have a cheesy music contest along the way which he named "The Cheese Off"--->
Celine Dion, Backstreet Boys and songs I had never heard became the soundtrack to the trip to Halong Bay. We did make a pit stop at a pottery village and they had a mini mart there where we managed to purchase 3 bottles of vodka to supply us for the trip!
Once on board the boat which they called "Junks" we sat on top of the deck and started the party with mango and vodka cocktails. The ride took us through the bay which was absolutely breathtaking! There were small beautiful islands that had limestone cliffs jutting out all around us. The sight took me breath away as we we enjoyed the view aboard the three level huge wooden "Junk".
We finally anchored out in the bay for the night and more than half the people in our tour group jumped from the top of the deck. I jumped off twice and Robyn jumped off once, and we tried to make a video but were unsuccessful with my waterproof camera. Everyone hopped into kayaks and we kayaked around the beautiful Halong Bay before we showered and got ready for dinner.
The night continued to be just as good as the day filled with dancing and drinking aboard our junk in Halong Bay!
Luckily, we got our passports and jumped in a taxi to head across Hanoi to the hostel where our tour group was meeting to go to Halong Bay. Right when we were close Robyn opened her taxi door and a motorbike hit right into her door! The guy fell off of the bike and looked around puzzeled and then fortunately got back on his bike and drove away. Helen went to Hanoi Backpackers to tell them to wait for us. The driver wouldn't let Robyn go, so she wanted me to go get a translator. I got a translator and Helen and as they were going to meet Roby
n they saw her running toward the hostel looked completely shooken up. The driver had not let her go and has almost got violent with her. Luckily, Vietnamese people in the street had stepped in and helped her.So after she calmed down and recovered fro that she was ok and we didn't have much time before we had to load on the buses to take us to Halong Bay to board the ship. The bus ride was interesting b/c a fellow named Rob from England decided we should have a cheesy music contest along the way which he named "The Cheese Off"--->
Celine Dion, Backstreet Boys and songs I had never heard became the soundtrack to the trip to Halong Bay. We did make a pit stop at a pottery village and they had a mini mart there where we managed to purchase 3 bottles of vodka to supply us for the trip!Once on board the boat which they called "Junks" we sat on top of the deck and started the party with mango and vodka cocktails. The ride took us through the bay which was absolutely breathtaking! There were small beautiful islands that had limestone cliffs jutting out all around us. The sight took me breath away as we we enjoyed the view aboard the three level huge wooden "Junk".
We finally anchored out in the bay for the night and more than half the people in our tour group jumped from the top of the deck. I jumped off twice and Robyn jumped off once, and we tried to make a video but were unsuccessful with my waterproof camera. Everyone hopped into kayaks and we kayaked around the beautiful Halong Bay before we showered and got ready for dinner.
The night continued to be just as good as the day filled with dancing and drinking aboard our junk in Halong Bay!
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