Though almost impossible to imagine, the 4 hour bus ride from Hanoi to Ha Long was virtually silent. The formula for keeping 26 14-year-old students quite for that long is sleep deprivation: put them on a night train from Lao Cai to Hanoi, arrive in Hanoi at 5AM, eat breakfast, then take a long bus ride to Ha Long.
Ha Long means "descending dragon." Each time the dragon descending into the water, he brought up another island. There are thousands of them in Ha Long Bay.
little floating village
Trip leader Eli leading a "class meeting" on reentry back into the US and high school choices, from our boat's top deck.
Kayaking in Ha Long Bay - the students are followed by a "floating store."
The floating store, going from tourist boat to tourist boat
Our boat from my kayak inside a cave
Jaclyn jumping off the boat
Eli doing a back flip off the boat
This little girl and her slightly older sister go from boat to boat, trying to sell sea shells.
Robbie taking a break on his kayak
Last morning in Ha Long Bay, cruising back to the harbor
Early morning fog - I love the "feel" of this pictureWe have 2 days and one night left.
What a beautiful place to finish the trip!
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