Ninh Binh

Found a place that has USB ports so we can finally post some pics. Even have an action shot of our rock climbing excursion. I don't know what Jenn wrote about it, but it was pretty crazy scaling the side of a mountain. Never in my life have I had any desire to do such a thing, but it was pretty exciting. We met a great Kiwi expat that owned a pub on the island (maybe the only decent and honest establishment on the island) and talked with him for a few hours. He gave us great advice so we have altered our plans a little bit. The island was beautiful, but it's nice to be back to the mainland. There is one picture of a small floating village off the coast. There are many of these around the islands in Halong Bay and the people subsist by fishing alone. Boats come to buy seafood from them once or twice a week and also bring them vegetables, rice and other staples. Fascinating. Anyway, we will be heading south tomorrow night for central Vietnam and the DMZ area. Can't wait to see all the war sights.