Vietnam, Ile Du Brandon , November 21st 2006.

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Karsks on the northwest end of Ile Du Brandon
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Approximate location: 20.88256N / 107.18451E.

Finally in a kayak in Halong Bay
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Approximate location: 20.88256N / 107.18451E.

Kate DesLauriers paddling past a floating village on Ile Du Brandon
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Approximate location: 20.88256N / 107.18451E.

Paddling past a floating village on Ile Du Brandon
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Approximate location: 20.88256N / 107.18451E.

A view out into the open sea from Ile Du Brandon
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Approximate location: 20.88256N / 107.18451E.

Landing to look into small cave on Ile Du Brandon
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Approximate location: 20.88256N / 107.18451E.

Vertical limestone sides of Ile Du Brandon
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Approximate location: 20.88256N / 107.18451E.

Maryly Snow stoped for a break on a sandy beach on Ile Du Brandon
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Approximate location: 20.86842N / 107.2009E.

Jim and Susan Wiltshire on a sandy beach on Ile Du Brandon
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Approximate location: 20.86842N / 107.2009E.

Continuing around Ile Du Brandon
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Approximate location: 20.86842N / 107.2009E.

Another low tide sandy beach on Ile Du Brandon
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Approximate location: 20.86842N / 107.2009E.

Another floating village on Ile Du Brandon
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Approximate location: 20.86842N / 107.2009E.

Kate DesLauriers and Maryly Snow in front of cave on Ile Du Brandon
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Approximate location: 20.89072N / 107.20176E.

Continuing around Ile Du Brandon
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Approximate location: 20.89072N / 107.20176E.

Back to our support boat at Ile Du Brandon
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Approximate location: 20.89072N / 107.20176E.

Delicate karsk by Ile Du Brandon
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Approximate location: 20.89072N / 107.20176E.

Motoring between islands in our support boat
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Approximate location: 20.83448N / 107.1779E.

Floating village on Ile Des Arenes
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Approximate location: 20.83555N / 107.16161E.

Giant arch visible from our support boat on Ile Des Arenes
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Approximate location: 20.83555N / 107.16161E.

People from floating village try to sell us shellfish
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Approximate location: 20.83555N / 107.16161E.

We start off for an afternoon paddle in kayaks around Ile Des Arenes
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Approximate location: 20.83555N / 107.16161E.

The support boat viewed under the huge arch
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Approximate location: 20.83257N / 107.16094E.

Karsks croud out the horizon in most directions
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Approximate location: 20.83257N / 107.16094E.

A sandy beach, but only at low tide
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Approximate location: 20.8284N / 107.1679E.

Local fishermen live on their boats
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Approximate location: 20.82926N / 107.16946E.

karsks and dramatic sky
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Approximate location: 20.82969N / 107.17062E.

Rounding Ile Des Arenes by kayak
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Approximate location: 20.82969N / 107.17062E.

Looking through a cave at greenery on the other side
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Approximate location: 20.83712N / 107.17303E.

Needle thin karsk and dramatic sky
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Approximate location: 20.83712N / 107.17303E.

Kayaks approaching steep limestone cliffs
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Approximate location: 20.84263N / 107.17049E.

Kayaks going through the narrow shallow places
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Approximate location: 20.84364N / 107.16835E.

Locals in a bamboo basket boat
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Approximate location: 20.84091N / 107.16597E.

We visit children at school in the floating village
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Approximate location: 20.83664N / 107.1638E.