The legend that I heard (you may have heard another) behind the amazing limestone towers topped with rainforests is that the country was invaded by monsters, and the gods sent down dragons to rid the country of the monsters. The dragons encircled the monsters and turned into the limestone outcroppings trapping the monsters. Or that the dragons spewed thousands of pearls from their mouths, which turned into the stone towers inside and ringing the bay (and, in fact, there are pearls in the bay, too! So, that makes sense).
Either way, we took a cruise through the bay, which was amazing. This was the upper deck of our boat. M and I shared a cabin, and K & A shared another.
The food was pretty, and delicious.
Crab, with radish flowers (lovely, although crab isn't my favorite), I think this was squid with veggies (this was a favorite, the squid was EXCELLENT), and fish with veggies that A. deboned at the table. Seafood, obviously a theme in the bay!
But the scenery was just stunning.
And earlier (before nightfall) we visited a pearl place and kayaked the bay for a bit, then they took us to a safe place (presumably!) and we went swimming in the bay! Just jumped right in. Since it is ocean water it was easy to float, but no waves. So much fun. A & K below.
After swimming, but before dinner K let me take a picture.
And then we got a group photo!
Getting darker, nightfall:
Dinner was gorgeous and delicious. This is just a few of the dishes:
What was this? I don't recall at all. UPDATE: Green Papaya Salad with Beef Jerky.
Yummy jumbo shrimp (with heads) with cucumber or pepper flowers
Chicken with an odd but cute Miffy tomato.
And then M and I went fishing, and caught nothing. I don't actually think we were supposed to.
And then, bed.
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