I took a boat trip from Issac Hale Beach down to the lava sea entry point, about 15 miles each way. What an experience. Hours later and I swear I can still taste sulphur in my mouth. I don't know what I was more scared by, the prospect of an unexpectedly violent lava explosion - I'd say we were only 6 or 7m away at one point, or falling out of the boat (very low sides, no railings) as we pitched and rolled viewing the lava.Read more
TravelerMy hair is standing on end because it really was scary at times
TravelerA lump of lava fizzing away on the surface. All the time I could hear the clattering of pieces hitting the bottom of the boat. The skipper has a sensor fitted to the hull to check water temp and they pulled a bucketful in for us to test (obvs wasn't scalding where we were!)
May 24, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Traveler
My hair is standing on end because it really was scary at times
Traveler
A lump of lava fizzing away on the surface. All the time I could hear the clattering of pieces hitting the bottom of the boat. The skipper has a sensor fitted to the hull to check water temp and they pulled a bucketful in for us to test (obvs wasn't scalding where we were!)
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The chopped off end of a lava tube, which can form where the edges of a channel in a flow cool, eventually sealing over. We passed loads