These are our tour boats moored at the harbour with the black lava surrounding the lagoon.
On the way up to the craters created in 1928, sparse vegetation can be seen within the black stony terrain.
It's quite common to see mostly black volcanic boulders and rocky slopes along the path
As we moved upward, we stopped at various points of the trek to take photos and from here you can see the different colours of volcanic eruptions but mostly black lava stones which formed the island.
A black patch of lava had filled across the crater formed during the last eruption in the 50's.
The wall of the crater shows the steaming sulfur vents which reminds us that the volcano is still very much active. The higher we climbed the hotter it got and then we started feeling the intense heat beneath our feet and the energy from the crater. The really scary thing about this is that we don't know when the volcano will erupt again.
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What a sight! Cool! :)
ReplyDeleteBlack means very...good to farmers. Because the soil is very nutritional. :D
ReplyDeleteBut honestly...being there...everything looks so barren. :p
ReplyDeleteWalking on an active volcano, oh wow. Such an interesting place.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this story/photos.
Beautiful photos and reportage !!!
ReplyDeleteSantorini in fantastic island !!!
I hope the volcano to sleep...
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This is an absolutely fascinating sequence of pictures. They certainly fit the theme, and all those black rocks are interesting to view. Thanks for taking us on our volcano hike.
ReplyDeleteVery impressive lava shots! love volcanoes...in pictures!
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You know when I first looked at these they reminded me of the photos taken of Mars! I like how the vegetation is peeking through some as well. Life will find a way eh! :) Happy weekend!
ReplyDeleteYour landscape here, Life Ramblings, is very much the same I encountered when visitng Etna, in Sicily! Good looking photos!
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing place. Your photos are fantastic!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed these fascinating shots and the narrative so much. Volcanoes are very destructive but can be beautiful.
ReplyDeleteOh, love the shots!! I remember my volcano tours in Hawaii - great memories!
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How cool to visit n active volcano! It's so spectacular!
ReplyDeleteWonderful photos LR. :)
ReplyDeleteHave a terrific weekend!
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This is such an interesting post and the pictures were spectacular. Seeing the steam and feeling the heat under my feet would have sent this "Nervous Nelly" running back down..LOL
ReplyDeleteAnother place I must visit. Thanks for sharing these fabulous images!
ReplyDeleteNow that is a stark landscape! Clearly Thera is still a dangerous place even now!
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Hola LR! I am happy to present the Stylish Blogger Award to you and your blog, congrats and hugs!
ReplyDeleteWow very creative Photo Hunt theme this week, love ur entry! :)
ReplyDeleteDon like volcano much, thankful that we are protected from the wrath of volcano.. :(
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend LR! :)
ReplyDeletefascinating post. have a lovely weekend.
ReplyDeleteWow...de ja vou...for a second I thought these were my photos:) I guess we hiked the same path before- how crazy is that!?
ReplyDeleteYour post let me explore the volcano with you. We once visited a city in Mexico that had been buried in lava--all that was left was the church steeple!
ReplyDeleteFantastic photos of a very stark and desolate landscape with a touch of plant life :-).
ReplyDeleteWow, Life Ramblings, the more I visit, the more I realize that you really do live up to your name! Glad to know that an adventurous Malaysian like you exists -- Malaysia Boleh! :)
ReplyDeleteWow! That is an impressive Black Laqndscape.
ReplyDeleteGreat photos of the volcano. Reminds of my visit to the volcano on the big island of Hawaii. Love the shot of the ships too!! Happy weekend.
ReplyDeleteThat seems kind of scary to be walking around there but I guess the ground would rumble a bit before the volcano erupted...I HOPE!
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This looks cool! I saw like this before.. Happy PH!
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I almost went with a Santorini pic as well - in the end I went in a slightly different direction. The force of the eruption on Santorini must have been incredible given how much of the island was destroyed! What a cool spot to visit.
ReplyDeleteHave a super weekend.
Great shots. That place looks stiff, rocky, and barren. Kinda makes me visualize Frodo's journey to Mount Doom.
ReplyDeleteI've seen on some volcanic islands.. beaches with black sand. Beautiful pictures!
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Thank you for the excellent tour. I like that you write about your experience along with the photos. I have been to volcanic sites. Some with stinky bubbling pots in the ground. When our kids were small they loved that adventure. Very nice blog, I will be back...
ReplyDeleteGreat post! It is amazing how such a torn-up, stony landscape can look beautiful in a way. I'd love to visit here one day.
ReplyDeleteThat is a very cool crater. And a perfect fit for this week's theme. Volcanos are actually quite nice - if they are sleeping. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for showing photoes of a nature I don't know, and will not see. Very different from my Norwegian country. I like very much the heading of your blog. !! All the best.
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