It wasn’t supposed to be a week off the bike but I had booked 4 days in Hanoi and then I booked a two day excursion and another night in the hotel before heading off again.
My hotel, well apartment, was a fair way from the old quarter that I had enjoyed on my last trip. That meant plenty of walking and coffee. The weather was kind but not brilliant.
I was told the ride to Ha Long Bay was all busy dual carriageway and no fun on a bike. I looked into, and booked a trip. But before that I dropped the bike into the Hanoi branch of Tigit. They looked at the oil leak and without question, agreed to fix it under warranty.
The bay has been formed over the last 570 000 000 years. (Mind blown). The limestone peaks that rise from the water were once mountain peaks but due to tectonic plate activity and rises in sea levels in the area the peaks have now been eroded to their current, incredibly beautiful shapes. Over 2000 islands exist in the bay.
Earth, Wind and Tyres 