MissTtravels

Day 14

Apologies for the delay. Yesterday got a little busy.

We were up early to watch the sun rise on Ha Long Bay.

There were fishing boats around us.

We went off in a boat at 7 am to visit a nearby cave complex. Sung Sao cave? Climbed a million steps from the water’s edge, but well worth it. Three chambers in total.

The view from the top back across the bay.

We had breakfast back on the cruise boat, and then left the area on our trusty little bus.

On the way back to Hanoi (a tedious four hours) we stopped at one of the charities Intrepid supports. It is a vocational training centre for people with disabilities.

I bought an amazing piece of embroidery.

Back in Hanoi, we moved back into the very grand Foreign Relations Hotel.

An afternoon of shopping was meant to end with our group farewell dinner, but somewhere along the way, Ruth’s phone mysteriously disappeared from her bag.

As a result we spent a couple of hours trying to track it down and ended up in the police station to report the loss. VERY educational!

Back to the hotel at 11pm. A really long day.

I am still hopeful the phone will turn up.