Halong Bay and Cat Ba Island, Vietnam

Upon arrival into Hanoi we basically booked this 3 day 2 night tour 7 hours before it began (amazing how travel agents work past midnight in Asia) since we didn't feel like being in a big city yet. Boarding the wooden junks in the crowded pier felt like a Pirates of the Caribbean moment. The scenery is very similar to Guilin/Yangshuo (which makes sense as they are quite close to each other) except apparently there are far more limestone islands on the Vietnamese side. It was a good chance to hone my photography skills (as much as they could be with a point-and-click camera) and posted below are quite a few pictures (as I did not want to risk losing them again). Forgot to wear sunscreen and my skin is now peeling (despite it being very cloudy while kayaking/swimming/biking).