Beauty & Terror, Climbing Volcanoes
Jan 15, 2010
Holy smoke. Just back from the most beautiful and terrifying drive of my life. Words to follow. Can you guess where it is?
Part of PhotoFriday at DeliciousBaby
Holy smoke. Just back from the most beautiful and terrifying drive of my life. Words to follow. Can you guess where it is?
Part of PhotoFriday at DeliciousBaby
Canarias? La Palma?
What’s even ‘better’ is when you visit a volcano when it’s erupting. This happened to me in 2002 when I visited relatives in Sicily and Mount Etna erupted, spewing out ash and lava everywhere. For someone who’s not used to volcanos and earthquakes, it was both awesome and scary at the same time!
more here!
http://www.thetraveltart.com/mount-etna-sicily-dont-visit-when-erupting/
Also, it’s good to bring a guide to some volcanos, as someone found out the hard way here….
http://www.thetraveltart.com/volcano-hazards-at-garut-indonesia-and-candi-cangkuang/
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Can’t wait to hear where you were and see more pictures!!!
Gosh, I keep looking at the pictures trying to figure it out but I’m clueless. The ‘volcano’ part is throwing me off…
The full story coming any time now…
And here it is, the volcano is El Teide in Tenerife (Canary Islands.)The island in the distance is La Palma – Good spot Célia.
Now I’ve got my breath back, find the blog post here: http://www.insidethetravellab.com/el-teide-national-park/