Lets get Extreme!

After a lot of sight seeing and visiting a lot of towns we decided to go and be active. As we were in Hanoi, Halong bay isn't too far way so we spent a whole day visiting every single tour company that have 2-3 day tours around Halong Bay with a few activities thrown in. We weren't quite convinced and the cost was a bit much for us. We found a bus and boat combo ticket that got us to Cat Ba - an Island in the Halong bay area. We ar so glad we did it this way, not only did we meet a group of really cool people but we also went to see an action adventure company called Slopony, let the fun begin!

Cat Ba was absolutly beautiful and we got see a lot of the rock formations in Halong Bay on our day trip we took with Slopony. The day started at 8.30am with a short bus trip to the harbour to jump onto our Junk Boat, we took an hour boat ride out to the rock formations and then split into two smaller boats to get closer to the rocks as the first activity of the day was... 'Deep Water Soloing' where you climb onto the rock and the boat leaves you, you then climb up as high as you can or traverse across and then make a leap off into the water, TOTALLY AWESOME DUDE! What a rush that was, not only was I crapping my self from the climbing I then had to jump off!!!

At one point I was concentrating so much I forgot I had to jump and realised I was actually quite high, well for me anyway. We both gave it our best shot but didn't manage the hieghts of some of the other guys. One of our guides got so high the sound of him splashing into the water echoed across the bay.

After a heavy morning of climbing we went back to the boat to have a well deserved hearty lunch. Now it was Kayaking time!
Steph and I spent the afternoon cruising around the bay going into caves and lagoons. It was a truely amazing experience and one we will definately not forget.

The next day we spent relaxing on a beach, Cat Ba was an absolute joy.