Short cycle ride to lovely wooden temple and then cycled to our first proper Vietnamese beach which was lovely and empty apart from us. Had a paddle, got caught out by wave so got wet trousers but that didn't make any difference as it is so humid our clothes were wet this morning when we put them on.
Back on the bikes to cycle the back roads to the harbour to get back on the boat. Cruise back through Bai Tu Long bay past more stunning scenery. Great lunch on boat - fried squid, beef and garlic chips - wow.
Followed by 6 hour drive to the location of our next days activity. We've seen the limestone karsts in the sea so now we've come to see 'Ha Long bay on land' we are at Tam Coc in Ninh Binh province.
It was almost dark when we arrived but there was just enough light for Martyn to run and take even more photos. No doubt we will see more tomorrow!
Goat, pineapple and bitter banana rice pancakes for dinner with rice and beef and pineapple - and the most dangerous rice wine we've ever tasted - swear it was almost pure alcohol, didn't manage to say 'no thanks' in time ( well we did but the compromise was that we would only get a 'lil bit'). Sipped just enough to cover taste buds and boy did it burn - very rough stuff!
Oh and we've found a gecko that says 'geck- oh' again - hes just outside our room (which is very nice - we think the bathroom is about the size of our whole room in Hanoi!)
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