Halong Bay is way up in the Northeast and is one of the "must-sees" of Vietnam. We cruised around on a junk, otherwise known as a boat, and it was cold. And misty. This added to the overall mystique of the place. Sure, it would have been better lounging on the sun deck rather than inside shivering, but it was still a very cool place.
There were many boats out on the Gulf of Tonkin. The majority were within Halong Bay containing tourists like myself. The mist was nice in that it prevented us from seeing most of the other 1000 boats that ply these same waters. 
We stopped at one cave containing this very unusual rock formation. Our guide called it the "Exciting Cave", but I think he meant Excited.
Kayaking was part of the tour and after the blood got moving I was glad to have taken part despite the fact the frigid waters ran off the paddle into my groin with every stroke.
A hike was in store the following day on Cat Ba Island and it was actually pretty strenuous. 
The views were incredible if you used your imagination.
The last day we lounged on the deck taking advantage of the dry lounge chairs even though it was still cold and not lounging weather.
Back at the harbor, we butted our way through many boats to find a spot at the dock. These women were selling everything from fresh produce to Oreos.
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