fish shop

We had fresh seafood for lunch and dinner every day on the boat. Amazing. The tenderest stirfried squid, little langostine type lobster, whole shrimp spring rolls. (Breakfast on the other hand was white bread, 2 little blocks 'vache qui rie' cheese-spread and cucumber - most Vietnamese people have beef and noodle soup for breakfast) One afternoon we went with the chef to the 'fish farm' unaware that we would be choosing the fate of a few unlucky crabs. Fortunatly the crew thought this a mans job, and I could ponder the giant cuttlefish while Owain passed the death sentances. There are several floating villages in Halong bay, home to the fisherpeople that can be seen crossing huge areas of water in simple row boats.