We woke in the morning and the tide was out. We didn't bother with swimming as we were still tired and not too keen to get wet. We headed for breakfast where they cooked us fresh eggs and they had pancakes which was good. After breakfast we said bye to the island and boarded the small boat for the hour and s half trip back to the large boat. Once at the large boat we had some down time and we chatted to a couple from the U.S. After a little while we did spring ...

Waking up to some good weather for our cruise. We got up early to pack our bags and head for breakfast. I got pancakes again :) I then also ran to the bakery to get some baked goods for our travels. Not soon later the bus pulled up and we jumped on ready for the 4 hour trip to ha long city. About 2 hours in we stopped for a break at a shopping centre where everything is very expensive. The food was all western and we just wanted maybe something local but that w...