Dark Cave
N 17°37'04.8'' E 106°22'35.7''
Date:
15.12.2016 until 28.12.2016
Day: 534 – 547
Country:
Vietnam
Province:
Quảng Bình
Location:
Phong Nha Lake House
Latitude N:
17°37’04.8”
Longitude E:
106°22’35.7”
Daily kilometers:
70 km
Total kilometers:
21,192 km
Total altitude meters:
58.432 m
Sunrise:
06:17 a.m. – 06:23 a.m.
Sunset:
5:22 pm – 5:28 pm
Temperature day max:
23°C
Temperature day min:
16° C
(Photos of the diary entry can be found at the end of the text).
It’s time for us to leave, but the Lake House holds us spellbound. Tony, the Australian owner, returns from Australia. We hit it off straight away and because he has traveled the world all his life just like us, has lived in Vietnam for almost 20 years, is married to Tanh, a Vietnamese woman, and built the hotel with her, we spend every morning having interesting conversations. “You should definitely visit the Dark Cave,” he advises, which is why we set off to explore another of the numerous caves. This time, with carabiners and a seat harness clipped onto the rope, you go down a rope slide high above the Con River to the other bank. Then swim to the cave entrance and through narrow reddish-brown crevices to a mud pool where numerous tourists enjoy themselves. It’s not one of the excursions we’ve experienced so far, but it’s great fun despite the 17 degree cold and constant rain.
“We’re staying until Christmas, but then we have to move on for good to reach the southernmost tip of Vietnam,” I say to Tony. “Nice to meet you, then we can have a few beers together,” he says with a laugh…
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