Vietnam, Ile De La Paix , November 23nd 2006.

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Morning mist on Ile De La Paix
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Approximate location: 20.76199N / 107.1262E.

A sargasso of cigaretts at Ile De La Paix
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Approximate location: 20.76652N / 107.14206E.

Kayaking through narrow channels around Ile De La Paix
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Approximate location: 20.76652N / 107.14206E.

Incredibly narrow karsk (but fuzzy image)
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Approximate location: 20.76652N / 107.14206E.

Old cookstoves (trash) on the rocks
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Approximate location: 20.75828N / 107.1455E.

We visited children at a floating school
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Approximate location: 20.75828N / 107.1455E.

Children rowing a bamboo basket boat to school
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Approximate location: 20.75828N / 107.1455E.

I love this kid's styrofoam boat
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Approximate location: 20.75828N / 107.1455E.

A different childs starter-styrofoam boat
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Approximate location: 20.75828N / 107.1455E.

I love this kid's styrofoam boat
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Approximate location: 20.75828N / 107.1455E.

We visited children at a floating school
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Approximate location: 20.75828N / 107.1455E.

People living in a bambo basket boat
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Approximate location: 20.75251N / 107.14419E.

Continuing south and west around Ile De La Paix
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Approximate location: 20.75251N / 107.14419E.

I took a short-cut through this arch
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Approximate location: 20.74133N / 107.13043E.

The horizon crowded with the karsks of Cat Ba Island
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Approximate location: 20.74626N / 107.12779E.

Our kayaks just fit through the crack to secret lagoon #3
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Approximate location: 20.7532N / 107.13307E.

The view as you come out into secret lagoon #3
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Approximate location: 20.75352N / 107.13382E.

Inside secret lagoon #3 looking at the only entrance/exit
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Approximate location: 20.75352N / 107.13382E.

Views around secret lagoon #3
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Approximate location: 20.75352N / 107.13382E.

Secret lagoon #3 has jellyfish we saw nowhere else
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Approximate location: 20.75352N / 107.13382E.

Views around secret lagoon #3
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Approximate location: 20.75352N / 107.13382E.

Looking out the passage from secret lagoon #3
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Approximate location: 20.7532N / 107.13307E.

Maryly Snow and Joe Tobak out the passage from secret lagoon #3
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Approximate location: 20.7532N / 107.13307E.

Back outside the three secret lagoons
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Approximate location: 20.75553N / 107.12921E.

Dramatic karsks viewed from the support boat
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Approximate location: 20.76206N / 107.12601E.

lunch on the boat at Ile De La Paix
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Approximate location: 20.76206N / 107.12601E.

Jenning Gee and Maryly snow buy pearls
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Approximate location: 20.76206N / 107.12601E.

Double karsk.
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Approximate location: 20.76206N / 107.12601E.

Navigation beacon at Surprise Island
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Approximate location: 20.83576N / 107.09059E.

Kayaking through narrow gaps in Surprise Island
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Approximate location: 20.84896N / 107.08556E.

Entrance to the large lagoon in Surprise Island
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Approximate location: 20.8551N / 107.09355E.

Karsk on north end of Surprise Island
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Approximate location: 20.8551N / 107.09355E.

Entering the cave to the large lagoon
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Approximate location: 20.8536N / 107.09449E.

Inside the large lagoon on Surprise Island
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Approximate location: 20.85194N / 107.09556E.

Inside the large lagoon on Suprise Island
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Approximate location: 20.85194N / 107.09556E.

Cave through karsk on north end of Surprise Island
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Approximate location: 20.85845N / 107.09593E.

Another arch on north end of Surprise Island
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Approximate location: 20.85276N / 107.10318E.

Under the overhang of a karsk
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Approximate location: 20.85239N / 107.1032E.

Entrance to a limestone cave
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Approximate location: 20.84542N / 107.10082E.

Doug Hamilton at entrance to a limestone cave
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Approximate location: 20.84542N / 107.10082E.

Window to the outside of a limestone cave
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Approximate location: 20.84542N / 107.10082E.

Small lagoon you can only get to through a dry cave
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Approximate location: 20.84542N / 107.10082E.

Cave painting in Surprise Island
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Approximate location: 20.84542N / 107.10082E.

Stlagtights in cave
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Approximate location: 20.84542N / 107.10082E.

Being rowed to dinner
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Approximate location: 20.83939N / 107.10769E.

Dinner in a cave in a karsk near Surprise Island
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Approximate location: 20.83939N / 107.10769E.

Joe Toback reading poetry before dinner
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Approximate location: 20.83939N / 107.10769E.

The only turkey in Vietnam on Thanksgiving
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Approximate location: 20.83939N / 107.10769E.

The lights of the support boat at night
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Approximate location: 20.83939N / 107.10769E.

The crew say they like chicken better than turkey
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Approximate location: 20.83939N / 107.10769E.

Lights in a cave at night
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Approximate location: 20.83939N / 107.10769E.