The following images were all taken near the same location, ~20.88256/-107.18451:

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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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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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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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Maryly Snow stoped for a break on a sandy beach on Ile Du Brandon
Taken on 2006-11-21 .
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Jim and Susan Wiltshire on a sandy beach on Ile Du Brandon
Taken on 2006-11-21 .
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Continuing around Ile Du Brandon
Taken on 2006-11-21 .
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Another low tide sandy beach on Ile Du Brandon
Taken on 2006-11-21 .
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Another floating village on Ile Du Brandon
Taken on 2006-11-21 .
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Kate DesLauriers and Maryly Snow in front of cave on Ile Du Brandon
Taken on 2006-11-21 .
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Continuing around Ile Du Brandon
Taken on 2006-11-21 .
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Back to our support boat at Ile Du Brandon
Taken on 2006-11-21 .
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Delicate karsk by 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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