Hello, everyone.
This is Enta.
The other day, I went to Ha Long Bay, a World Heritage Site.
It's about a 2.5-hour drive from downtown Hanoi.
I’m going there strictly for work purposes—to conduct an inspection.
I'm really surprised by the size of this limestone.
The sea used to be much higher, so there were signs of erosion reaching quite high up.
The erosion is just so awesome!
I ended up taking quite a few photos like this.
The geometric patterns created by nature—I could look at them forever! They're the best!
I prefer erosion surfaces and joints to landslide surfaces!
I seriously love columnar jointing—it’s crazy how much I love it. To me, it’s the absolute best.
There is a cave called Thien Cung Cave in Ha Long Bay, and it is a stalactite cave.
Well, to put it simply, it's limestone, but it's amazing in its own right because it took such a long time to form, and
Personally, it didn't really pique my interest.
However, getting here involves climbing quite a few stairs, and especially with all the going up and down, I end up sweating buckets.
I was especially surprised by the temperature difference when I came out of the cave—I was sweating buckets!! lol
I'll be throwing up almost all the beer I drank on the boat. (Just checking out the taste of the beer, lol.)
This limestone is featured on the 200,000-dong banknote in Vietnam.
By the way, 200,000 dong is currently worth just under 1,000 yen.
Remove the two zeros and calculate using half of that amount.
I hear it's called "Fighting Cocks Rock."
The boat ride takes about three hours, and along the way, we stop at a raft where you can go kayaking, as well as at a cave.
We'll be stopping at various places for about 40 minutes each, so the trip will take about 3 hours.
I can't deny that I start to get bored halfway through, but I guess that's just how it is, lol.
There are some pretty fun things to do on the raft, like buying juice at exorbitant prices. (I recommend not buying any, lol.)
It’s a shame there aren’t any Vietnamese slope data, since there aren’t many mountains all the way to Ha Long Bay.
It must be pretty serious for me to be worried about slope stability all the way out here overseas, but interviews and exams start today, so I’m going to give it my all!
I'll post the photos from this event sometime soon. Stay tuned.
See you later.
