The following images were all taken near the same location, ~20.83939/-107.10769:
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Inside the engine room of our support boat
Taken on 2006-11-24 .
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How you get inside the engine room
Taken on 2006-11-24 .
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Morning mist on Ile De La Paix
Taken on 2006-11-23 .
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A sargasso of cigaretts at Ile De La Paix
Taken on 2006-11-23 .
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Kayaking through narrow channels around Ile De La Paix
Taken on 2006-11-23 .
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Incredibly narrow karsk (but fuzzy image)
Taken on 2006-11-23 .
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Dramatic karsks viewed from the support boat
Taken on 2006-11-23 .
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lunch on the boat at Ile De La Paix
Taken on 2006-11-23 .
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Jenning Gee and Maryly snow buy pearls
Taken on 2006-11-23 .
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Double karsk.
Taken on 2006-11-23 .
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Navigation beacon at Surprise Island
Taken on 2006-11-23 .
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Kayaking through narrow gaps in Surprise Island
Taken on 2006-11-23 .
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Entrance to the large lagoon in Surprise Island
Taken on 2006-11-23 .
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Karsk on north end of Surprise Island
Taken on 2006-11-23 .
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Entering the cave to the large lagoon
Taken on 2006-11-23 .
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Inside the large lagoon on Surprise Island
Taken on 2006-11-23 .
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Inside the large lagoon on Suprise Island
Taken on 2006-11-23 .
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Cave through karsk on north end of Surprise Island
Taken on 2006-11-23 .
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Another arch on north end of Surprise Island
Taken on 2006-11-23 .
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Under the overhang of a karsk
Taken on 2006-11-23 .
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Entrance to a limestone cave
Taken on 2006-11-23 .
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Doug Hamilton at entrance to a limestone cave
Taken on 2006-11-23 .
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Window to the outside of a limestone cave
Taken on 2006-11-23 .
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Small lagoon you can only get to through a dry cave
Taken on 2006-11-23 .
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Cave painting in Surprise Island
Taken on 2006-11-23 .
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Stlagtights in cave
Taken on 2006-11-23 .
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Being rowed to dinner
Taken on 2006-11-23 .
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Dinner in a cave in a karsk near Surprise Island
Taken on 2006-11-23 .
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Joe Toback reading poetry before dinner
Taken on 2006-11-23 .
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The only turkey in Vietnam on Thanksgiving
Taken on 2006-11-23 .
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The lights of the support boat at night
Taken on 2006-11-23 .
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The crew say they like chicken better than turkey
Taken on 2006-11-23 .
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Lights in a cave at night
Taken on 2006-11-23 .
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Early morning light on karsks at Ile Des Arenes
Taken on 2006-11-22 .
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Early morning light on floating village at Ile Des Arenes
Taken on 2006-11-22 .
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Early morning light on karsks at Ile Des Arenes
Taken on 2006-11-22 .
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Launching the kayaks for our morning paddle
Taken on 2006-11-22 .
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Stalagtight that hangs into high tide
Taken on 2006-11-22 .
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The support boat viewed through a large arch
Taken on 2006-11-22 .
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Karsk on the north end of Ile De L'Union
Taken on 2006-11-22 .
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Entering a narrow channel on Ile De L'Union
Taken on 2006-11-22 .
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Floating village in Ile De L'Union
Taken on 2006-11-22 .
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Don't trash sign in the floating museum on Ile De L'Union
Taken on 2006-11-22 .
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Old outboard motor on bamboo basket boat
Taken on 2006-11-22 .
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Bamboo basket boats docked at floating museum
Taken on 2006-11-22 .
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Floating village viewed from floating museum
Taken on 2006-11-22 .
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Kayaking south around the east side of Ile De L'Union
Taken on 2006-11-22 .
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Under another large arch
Taken on 2006-11-22 .
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Looking back at large arch
Taken on 2006-11-22 .
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Sandy beach on Ile De L'Union
Taken on 2006-11-22 .
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Kayaking south around the east side of Ile De L'Union
Taken on 2006-11-22 .
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Vertical limestone cliff on Ile De L'Union
Taken on 2006-11-22 .
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Maryly Snow in water off a sandy beach during a break
Taken on 2006-11-22 .
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Sandy beach for a break on Ile De L'Union
Taken on 2006-11-22 .
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Gap that I wished I had portaged across
Taken on 2006-11-22 .
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Karsk with wonderful shape, wish camera had focused on it
Taken on 2006-11-22 .
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Another beautiful arch to go under
Taken on 2006-11-22 .
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Vertical cliff to the water
Taken on 2006-11-22 .
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Hook under the edge of the cliff
Taken on 2006-11-22 .
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Channel back inside Ile De La Paix
Taken on 2006-11-22 .
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Vertical cliffs of Ile De La Paix
Taken on 2006-11-22 .
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Karsk at Ile De La Paix with more karsks distant
Taken on 2006-11-22 .
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More karsks in other directions as well
Taken on 2006-11-22 .
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Gaps between the karsks to paddle through
Taken on 2006-11-22 .
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Kayaks going between the karsks of Ile De La Paix
Taken on 2006-11-22 .
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Tilted limestone of Ile De La Paix
Taken on 2006-11-22 .
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Narrow channel between the karsks
Taken on 2006-11-22 .
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The squid fishermens floating village
Taken on 2006-11-22 .
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Squid fishing boats with lights
Taken on 2006-11-22 .
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Is this a gap to climb over into a secret lagoon?
Taken on 2006-11-22 .
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Back to our support boat in time for lunch
Taken on 2006-11-22 .
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Temple of the Great Lady from the support boat
Taken on 2006-11-22 .
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View from the support boat on Ile De La Paix
Taken on 2006-11-22 .
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The 'limousine', a bamboo basket boat that serves as our dinghy
Taken on 2006-11-22 .
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We are taken on an afternoon trip in the limousine
Taken on 2006-11-22 .
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The support boat raises the sails only for show
Taken on 2006-11-22 .
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Beautiful karsk visible from the temple
Taken on 2006-11-22 .
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Elephant statues in front of the Temple of the Great Lady
Taken on 2006-11-22 .
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The Temple of the Great Lady
Taken on 2006-11-22 .
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An incinerator is necessary for all the devil money burned here
Taken on 2006-11-22 .
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Beautiful karsk visible from the temple
Taken on 2006-11-22 .
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Beautiful view south from the temple
Taken on 2006-11-22 .
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Evening light on karsks from the support boat at Ile De La Paix
Taken on 2006-11-22 .
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Evening paddle by kayak on Ile De La Paix
Taken on 2006-11-22 .
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The lights of the support boat in the dark
Taken on 2006-11-22 .
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Karsks on the northwest end of Ile Du Brandon
Taken on 2006-11-21 .
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Finally in a kayak in Halong Bay
Taken on 2006-11-21 .
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Kate DesLauriers paddling past a floating village on Ile Du Brandon
Taken on 2006-11-21 .
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Paddling past a floating village on Ile Du Brandon
Taken on 2006-11-21 .
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A view out into the open sea from Ile Du Brandon
Taken on 2006-11-21 .
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Landing to look into small cave on Ile Du Brandon
Taken on 2006-11-21 .
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Vertical limestone sides of Ile Du Brandon
Taken on 2006-11-21 .
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Motoring between islands in our support boat
Taken on 2006-11-21 .
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Floating village on Ile Des Arenes
Taken on 2006-11-21 .
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Giant arch visible from our support boat on Ile Des Arenes
Taken on 2006-11-21 .
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People from floating village try to sell us shellfish
Taken on 2006-11-21 .
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We start off for an afternoon paddle in kayaks around Ile Des Arenes
Taken on 2006-11-21 .
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The support boat viewed under the huge arch
Taken on 2006-11-21 .
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Karsks croud out the horizon in most directions
Taken on 2006-11-21 .
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A sandy beach, but only at low tide
Taken on 2006-11-21 .
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Local fishermen live on their boats
Taken on 2006-11-21 .
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karsks and dramatic sky
Taken on 2006-11-21 .
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Rounding Ile Des Arenes by kayak
Taken on 2006-11-21 .
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Looking through a cave at greenery on the other side
Taken on 2006-11-21 .
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Needle thin karsk and dramatic sky
Taken on 2006-11-21 .
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Kayaks approaching steep limestone cliffs
Taken on 2006-11-21 .
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Kayaks going through the narrow shallow places
Taken on 2006-11-21 .
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Locals in a bamboo basket boat
Taken on 2006-11-21 .
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We visit children at school in the floating village
Taken on 2006-11-21 .
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