2-4 May 2018, Halong Bay, Vietnam

2-4 May 2018
Halong Bay, Vietnam

By Lydia:
This was our boat in Halong Bay.






We hiked to the top of a hill: Ti Top Island.



This is me and Eliza and my dad in a kayak. There was only 2 people allowed in one kayak but we could not have two kayaks and fit only 2 people in 2 kayaks, so the guide said we could fit Eliza and me in the front and my dad in the back.
Then they didn’t want us to have 3 people, but our guide said we could.
We got in the kayaks and my brother and mom were ahead of us.
We went through the cave/tunnel and came out on the other side. Motorboats were not allowed through the cave because it was so small.
When we got in the cove, my brother and my mom saw a jellyfish that looked like a wegmans bag in the water. My brother showed me a picture of the jellyfish.






We saw monkeys in the trees and on cliffs. There was a baby and mom playing and the baby almost fell off into the water. There was also a vine coming down from the tree that a baby monkey was climbing down. He almost fell into the water. My sister saw a splash when we thought the monkey fell.

Then we went back to the boat. We thought we were late, but we were not.





We visited a floating village where they live and fish. THis is a fishing boat and there are lights for catching squid. Hayden and Dad fished for squid off the back of our boat at night and the caught 6 squid. Then they cooked them and ate them. They said it was yummy!





We visited an oyster/pearl farm while in halong bay. They are showing us how to “implant” “starter” pearls in the oyster’s ovaries. Who knew there were male and female oysters??? The oysters were females, so they made pearls in their ovaries. The starter pearls look like orbies, but are plastics. They help the oyster make the pearls. It takes more than 5 years to make a pearl.

After that station, we went to another station where we opened an oyster that was ready to look for a pearl. She made a bet with us. If there was no pearl then she could take us home with her. If there was a pearl, then she would not. She was just kidding around. She kept saying that there was no pearl, but then she found one that was about the size of her ear ring.





My mom and dad before dinner.



This was me wearing a double hat on the way to the oyster/pearl farm. We were on a smaller boat.



This was a top of a hike we did.


Then we went to see a cave on the last day.



We left and went back to hanoi for a night. Then on to Sapa!