vietnam. halong bay.

from hanoi we traveled by bus to cat ba town where we immediately decided to leave and head on a cruse through halong bay to a bungalow in the jungle on the other side of cat ba island. the boat was huge and the view of the rock formations was absolutely amazing. we took the boat to a dock and were left in what seemed like a strange situation where we waited until someone came along and opened a shack full of bikes. we road the bikes to our bungalow and were one of two couples in the entire town. the food was more expensive than in the rest of vietnam but they remembered that i don't like shrimp and cooked meals according to what they through westerners would like. a few days later a korean group came through and they fed them a more eastern meal, they were spot on with accommodating tastes! every one seemed happy and it was quiet and the perfect place for a little r n r.