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Cat Ba Island, Vietnam, October 2000


The view from the boat.
People live in these boats.  What a view to wake up to.
Here's the cliffs they live under.
Holly on the boat after a swim.
The view from the boat. People live in these boats. What a view to wake up to. Here's the cliffs they live under. Holly on the boat after a swim.

A tackily lit cave on the island.
The view from the cave.
A junk we saw from the boat.
The harbour on Cat Ba Island from our hotel balcony.
A tackily lit cave on the island. The view from the cave. A junk we saw from the boat. The harbour on Cat Ba Island from our hotel balcony.

After a huge climb up a muddy slope, Holly finally makes it.
Snake wine is rice wine with snakes soaked in it.
We'll have some of that please.
Bottoms up!  It's said to increase virility but I think that assumes you only have a little bit...
After a huge climb up a muddy slope, Holly finally makes it. Snake wine is rice wine with snakes soaked in it. We'll have some of that please. Bottoms up! It's said to increase virility but I think that assumes you only have a little bit...

Getting friendly (and shitfaced) with the locals.
Sunset from the boat.
More harbour.
More limestone.
Getting friendly (and shitfaced) with the locals. Sunset from the boat. More harbour. More limestone.