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Halong Bay, Vietnam
We're doing a 2 day/2night cruise Day 11 and Day 12 will be in Halong Bay.
https://www.tripadvisor.com/AttractionProductReview-g293924-d20211050-Halong_bay...
Kayaking, swimming on the beach. learning how to make Vietnamese spring rolls and after dinner squid fishing.
Let your imagination get carried away, discuss what fun things you've experienced.

This place is beautiful. My room has a view that is spectacular. Our cruise ship is just the right size for slipping around the grand outcroppings of rock that rise like untouched fortresses in the sea. Lush green clings to the steep limestone and the bay is a turquoise dream. I can handle a couple of days and nights here.

I took so many lovely photographs!

Kayaking in warm, calm water was so very different from Antarctic... are you sure we're still on the same planet! The icebergs have been replaced with rocky mounds piled with lush greens.

Swimming in this water is FINE. I could float away. End credits rolling.

We even got to try our hand at making Vietnamese spring rolls. Mine taste better than they look... just saying. More a spring dump than a roll.

Squid fishing. Now that was an experience. We even got eat one that we caught... after they cooked it, of course.

Day 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3N1ppVq_yNk
Day 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMRm5Hl2yqM

Spectacular views - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLbbzNdbhX4

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Day 2825: Halong Bay, Vietnam
Prompt: Pick out one of the five legends/myths in this article: The Legend of Halong Bay: Discover Myths Behind The Names https://www.visithalongbay.com/insight-guides/the-legend-of-halong-bay.html and write a story or poem based on the legend/myth.

Legends of Hanh Cave

Some do say, that in Halong Bay
three women lost their way
Stories told, from the very bold
their lives, into the walls did fold.
So captured by the beauty, enraptured
tides swept in and their lives were fractured
The stories rave about Hanh Cave,
But take care, it's your soul you must save.

https://www.visithalongbay.com/caves/hanh-cave-the-longest-cave-in-halong-bay.ht...