Danny, Waying, Dee and I boarded the boat in the late morning and had lunch on board. We were separated to join different tables for lunch. We were glad that it happened because Dee and I made acquaintance with a family from Ho Chi Minh. Dee clicked very well with this lady and her daugher Ann.We were pretty lucky this time because the visibility and the weather were much better compared to my previous visit. We then took a sampan, which ferried us around the vicinity to take a closer look at the rocks.
There wasn’t nothing much to see though. And this 15mins boat ride was relatively expensive too. It cost almost the same amount as the entire Halong bay trip. Nevertheless, I enjoyed the journey; it brought back some fond memories of my previous visit.
These 2 rocks are known as the fighting cocks.
Around 4pm, we took a minibus back to Hanoi. It was a torturous experience. The bus was moving consistently at 60-65km/hr along the highway. He made no attempt to speed up even the road was clear ahead of him. There was a European coupon on the bus and they had to catch a train at 845pm. A kind man, Sam, explained the situation to the driver and the tour guide in Vietnamese, but it didn’t work for him. We reached Hanoi at 820pm and the poor couple was
dropped off near the Lake and had to find their own way to the train station.
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