On Friday we went to Tagaytay, home of the world's smallest volcano.
Basically it is a lake inside a volcano, inside a bigger lake which is inside a bigger volcano. I'll let you think about
that one for a minute. Kind of like the Russian Dolls of volcanoes. We had lunch overlooking the lake and mini volcano. Then drove down to the base of the big dormant volcano, where we boarded a little motor boat and rode across the lake to the volcanic island in the middle. When we got there, we hired horses. Half of the team walked up and half rode horseback. After about an hour hike we reached the pinnacle. Looking down into the crater, we saw a small greenish blue lake and smelled sulfur. There were places where the lake water bubbled from some sort of activity below. There were a few air vents along the edge of the lake which looked much like the smoldering remains of a camp fire. I think I speak for the team when I say, it was one of the coolest things any of us had ever seen. Up top are pictures of Cindy and the boat we took to get to the volcano, us at the top of the volcano, with Rotarian Edwin who accompanied us crazy Americans to the top of the volcano. Slightly overheated from the steep hike up, Sue and I shared a "buko" or coconut. What a fabulous day overall!!!!
Basically it is a lake inside a volcano, inside a bigger lake which is inside a bigger volcano. I'll let you think about
that one for a minute. Kind of like the Russian Dolls of volcanoes. We had lunch overlooking the lake and mini volcano. Then drove down to the base of the big dormant volcano, where we boarded a little motor boat and rode across the lake to the volcanic island in the middle. When we got there, we hired horses. Half of the team walked up and half rode horseback. After about an hour hike we reached the pinnacle. Looking down into the crater, we saw a small greenish blue lake and smelled sulfur. There were places where the lake water bubbled from some sort of activity below. There were a few air vents along the edge of the lake which looked much like the smoldering remains of a camp fire. I think I speak for the team when I say, it was one of the coolest things any of us had ever seen. Up top are pictures of Cindy and the boat we took to get to the volcano, us at the top of the volcano, with Rotarian Edwin who accompanied us crazy Americans to the top of the volcano. Slightly overheated from the steep hike up, Sue and I shared a "buko" or coconut. What a fabulous day overall!!!!
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