April 6, 2018 - A bit of a potpourri of images. This has been a travel day. We traveled 4 hours west of HaLong bay by car
Our destination is Tam Coc. Often called the “Halong Bay of the country”. The reason is, like the bay, there are an abundance of soaring limestone karsts surrounded by rivers, caves, and green rice paddies. The whole area has a shimmering magical realism about it. We have only just arrived and not yet fully explored things
First real weather today for our long drive. Soaking rain has blanketed the area. It is supposed to end tonight but we don’t mind. It makes the air fresh and cool. So we are hanging out in the hotel having some excellent Pho soup.
Tomorrow I will try a motorbike for our tour. I will try to live out my Anthony Bourdain fantasy of riding a scooter in Vietnam.
It likely will not end well but I have to try.
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