Up and on the way to Handspan's Office by 6 (six?!) am. The drive from Hanoi to Haphong was about 2 hours, and Duc the guide, told us all some stories. Theres Canadians, Dutch, and Americans on this trip, no Brits??
From Haphong we caught the boat for an hour to Cat Ba Island, then a 15 minute van ride, then a 45 minute boat ride to the Handspan Beach. Its a private beach (see pic above on the right), no roads to it, just on an isolated island. We grabbed a good lunch with yesterdays group then took off in the kayaks for 3-4 hours all afternoon. The typhoon that was supposed to come caused a few waves but thankfully it turned away far south of here. Went through some small caves, and to a quiet beach in Halong Bay where we had tea and apples (nice mix!) and chilled out a bit. Back at the Base Camp everyone had a great dinner and a few beers, then laid down on the beach. So good to be out of the city.
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