Vietnam — Ha Long Bay, Vietnam — part 2 of 3

Exploring Ha Long Bay, Vietnam

September 2015

The photographs below were taken on the trip to Surprise Cave, Ha Long Bay.

Everywhere I looked in the bay, there was another stunning view.

Photo by Author — Ha Long Bay, Vietnam
Photo by Author — Ha Long Bay, Vietnam

I was always surprised by the number of other boats in the bay. I counted 11 other boats when we moored up mid-channel for the night.

Photo by Author — boats in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam
Photo by Author — boats in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam
Photo by Author — Ha Long Bay, Vietnam
Photo by Author — Ha Long Bay, Vietnam
Photo by Author — Ha Long Bay, Vietnam
Photo by Author — Ha Long Bay, Vietnam

On the last day of the trip, we visited Surprise Cave.

What I like about the first photograph, besides the fact that it shows the beauty of the bay, is the set of mysterious feet hanging over the edge of the cliff towards the top of the frame.

Photo by Author — the mysterious feet hanging over the edge of a cliff — Surprise Cave, Ha Long Bay, Vietnam
Photo by Author — the mysterious feet hanging over the edge of a cliff — Surprise Cave, Ha Long Bay, Vietnam

These aren’t actual feet but part of a rock formation. But now that I’ve pointed them out, I bet you can’t stop looking at them and think they are feet.

The views from the cave highlighted how famous Ha Long Bay is as a tourist attraction.

Along with half a dozen other boats, we moored up and took the small craft to the jetty at the cave.

There was constant movement and shuffling of ferry craft around the jetty at the cave.

Photo by Author — ferry craft moving to the Surprise Cave, Ha Long Bay, Vietnam
Photo by Author — ferry craft moving to the Surprise Cave, Ha Long Bay, Vietnam
Photo by Author — view from Surprise Cave jetty, Ha Long Bay, Vietnam
Photo by Author — view from Surprise Cave jetty, Ha Long Bay, Vietnam
Photo by Author — view from Surprise Cave, Ha Long Bay, Vietnam
Photo by Author — view from Surprise Cave, Ha Long Bay, Vietnam
Photo by Author — Ha Long Bay, Vietnam
Photo by Author — Ha Long Bay, Vietnam
Photo by Author — Ha Long Bay, Vietnam
Photo by Author — Ha Long Bay, Vietnam

It was a memorable trip to Surprise Cave, and I will share more photographs of the visit in a later post.