Breakfast and onto a bus for a three hour journey to Hulong Bay. This is an area similar to Yangshou in China with huge limestone karsts jutting majesticially out of the sea.
We got a overnight boat and left the jetty which was bustling with tourists and similar types of boats.
Boat was about `100 ft long with a top deck for sunbathing, lunch and sitting mid deck and cabins underneath. Comfortable layout.
After a superb sea food lunch it was kayak time when we paddled through tunnels in the karsts and generally had a brilliant time getting wet.
It was time later for supper and games of cards and beer before bed.
The following day we had time for more kayaking before having to leave around lunchtime for another three hour trip to Hanoi.

As it was Xmas eve we had dinner booked in a good resteraunt in Hanoi. Set Xmas menu with drinks included so after a shower the whole party landed there around 8PM. It was run by an Australian and the crack was good so we all eventually left the celebrations late on Xmas day.