Jan

9

Halong Bay, Vietnam

Filed Under Return To Vietnam 

Junks at Halong Bay
Junks at Halong Bay
Islands of Halong Bay

Islands of Halong Bay

Halong Bay, the seaport to Hanoi, consists of over 2000 islands. We took a junk boat ride thru the islands. Blanketed by tropical forest, the islands are wondrous rock formations that sparkle like emeralds in the shimmering aqua sea. During the course of the day, we explored a cave that is only slightly smaller than Carlsbad. Beautiful limestone formations throughout. In total, the limestone islands of Halong cover an oceanic area of over 900 sq. miles.

Tomorrow we move southward toward South Vietnam and the port of Danang, at one time the first and most heavily occupied location by American forces during the war.

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