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We took a day-long tour around Cat Ba Island/Ha Long Bay. This place is ridiculously photogenic. Let me assure my friends, yes, this is still Earth, and yes, it is real. Somehow.
Along the way the guides took us to one of the floating home/floating fish farms. They live in little shacks on the water and keep fish in nets lowered in the water. The guides said there's over 2000 people living this way in the area. Other than being on the water, it looks like any other low-wage village around here, complete with dogs corner stores, etc.
Oh, and it turns out this is the time of year to come! Weather was great and the place was not busy. We had the entire boat to ourselves!
.Cry in to those beers ladies. 6 easy points for up next season. Pub tv got a bit wet. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. Going down going down going down.....
GONE DOWN!
On the drive to Cape Enrage on Hwy 915, we passed this little spot. It was one of those moments where hubby and I just looked at each other in silence for a second then.."Did that just say...?" "Yep I think it did". We made sure to find it on the way back and stopped to look around.
It was founded in 1800. The name comes from the Ha Ha (or Haw Haw) River nearby. Legend says the Indians took the name from the call of the Loons.