We have just had a very long journey. To get from Cat Ba we had a 1 hour ferry, 3 hour wait, 17 hour coach journey, 1 hour on a local bus and the a ride on the back of a moped to get to the hotel. The picture is on the coach, it had beds! We were right on the back on the top level in a row of 5 beds and there wasn't even enough room to lie on your back with your arms by your side. I think it was made for Vietnamese as well because it wasn't long enough for me.

Don't worry, we are still here. We have been on Cat Ba Island in Vietnam and we could not get the computers to load any photos or blogs. We stayed on the island for 3 nights and went to the beach and went on a boat trip around Haolng Bay which was a nice change. This picture was taken on Monkey Island which, surprisingly enough, has wild monkeys on it. What we weren't told by our guides is that the monkeys are aggressive and will scratch and bite. We went right u...