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It was a beautiful, peaceful, and interesting day, cruising the lovely Halong Bay in a touring junk.
Lovely scenery
Interesting events. Boat family selling fruit pulled right up to the Junk, the mom clinging to the side, while dad steered the boat, and their young one munched on fruit. I didn’t buy fruit, but I did take a photo, so I handed a dollar to the mom (not visible, to the left of the photo) but it was the child who calmly and with great authority took the bill and tucked it way.
They came back later for another try. This time the mom, riding the edge of the boat, inserted her head and her fruit right into the junk.
So did an older child.
This was a “city” of boat people. See the banner at the top. Even, apparently, they have their own bank.
The most amazing view was of a Unesco World Heritage Site, as marked by this sign.
Inside there somewhere is the Thien Cung Cave – the word awesome, in its original powerful meaning, applied – I mean, really awesome. But I didn’t take a photo of it. With my acrophobia, I knew I’d be clinging to anything I could find that was cling-able, so I left my camera behind. But I have something even better, thanks to my son the photographer who doesn’t suffer acrophobia, or any of those other inconvenient things.
Is that amazing, or what? ….
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