Day 31 We wake up and walk to the top deck for another great breakfast.... We could get used to this type of life style quite easily... The boat starts moving pretty much as soon as we sit down.... It's taking us back to Halong..... Today's our last day, and we'll both be sorry to get back into the minibus.... Our little piece of luxury has been well needed and will come in stark contrast to some places we may yet end up staying in.. The trip back involves goi...

30th We wake up in good time for breakfast... But our room with a view is tempting us to stay put..... The boat drifts with the currents so the view is always changing and always impressive... We are in the place that postcards are made of.... We arrive for breakfast just as the first plates are being placed on the tables.... Thankfully breakfast does not consist of fish..... We are soon on the move... The engine is really quiet and the sea is like a pond as ...

Day 29 We are collected by a nice clean modern transit minibus and along with some other people we're whisked off to Halong Bay.... It's around 4 hrs north east of Hanoi so it's not going to be any warmer.... We are both looking forward to this junk boat trip so when we cross a huge suspension bridge close to Halong we're really excited to see the huge limestone karsts jutting out of the south China sea to our right. It looks stunning, even from the minibus an...