Leisure & pleasure; Fish Sauce Island!

 

Leaving Cat Ba Island, take the bus to the ferry dock. The bus will be your companion until you reach the town of Hai Phong. From Cat Ba the ferry will take you to Cat Hai Island. I call it Fish Sauce Island, this is for insiders the best place to buy your fish sauce. And they make it everywhere.  As you will notice on your busride to the other side of the island. From here another ferry will take you to the mainland, to Hai Phong.

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A diary page from November 2006, Vietnam. Starting of a Cat Ba island in Vietnam (Halong Bay area) to a hotel in Ninh Bin. Get a motorcycle taxi to the nearest bus stop for starters. Arriving at a hotel on another motorcycle cab just in time to get your evening dinner. Being a tourist takes a lot of effort...for some at least. Not having a travel plan might get you stranded, but there is always a solution around the corner. This stage worked out fine, one might opt for the less satisfying all in travel package.

Leisure & pleasure: afternoon tea.

Cat Ba Island, Vietnam. Near the hospital Cave.

Tea, Vietnamese pipe and wedding pictures on a coffee table.

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                  Cat Ba Island, Halong Bay, Vietnam.
                  There is Cat Ba city and a few small communities, Driving around
                  you might cross this little store and have a drink or cup a noodle
                  meal. West side of the Island.