Narcolepsy?

I really wish I could upload pictures. The bay is breathtakingly beautiful, and I have a view of it outside of my room. It's reminiscent of my Hawaii vacation, except with dirtier water and construction noises in the background. Nevertheless, it was quite a sight to wake up to. Today was a free day, so we just took our time in the morning and made our way down to the breakfast buffet whenever we wanted. There had been murmurs of a hurricane (or typhoon i suppose it's called here), but in the morning the skies were just overcast. Therefore, we were able to go on a boat to explore the bay. The boat was one of millions just like it, but it was comfortable and fairly large. We first journeyed to the natural Ha Long Caverns where we saw beautiful walls of rock that had been carved in by water erosion. Afterwords, we went on the boat again and headed to the beach. I didn't swim; a combination of the dirty water, rental bathing suits, and naked swimmers was a bit off-putting. Thankfully, there was another attraction at the beach: climbing the giant island-rock-thing. I trekked up the stairs of the rock and got to the top sweaty and out of breath. It was well worth it. I had a panoramic view of the bay and all the ship's activities. It was beautiful, and I only wish the sun had come out to make the pictures perfect. We then had dinner on the boat and headed home. During dinner, apparently after my first bowl of rice, I fell asleep. I was completely unaware of it and woke up after 10 minutes, but I had no idea I had fallen asleep. Maybe I have narcolepsy and fall asleep at random times? Hard to tell. We departed the boat and headed back to the hotel where we swam and just had a good time. In the evening, it began to pour down rain. I was actually a bit scared; the lightning was louder and brighter than it was in America. This did not discourage me from getting a late night bowl of Pho, however. After eating, I came home and prepped for bed.

Tomorrow is a travel day where we drive back to Hanoi and fly to Da Nang with our final destination being Ho An. See you all tomorrow!

Khang

PS: Toan, kids here cannot afford much, so they only play sports that are cheap to play like soccer.