Thursday, April 8, 2010

Volcanoes and earthquakes

Erin and I celebrated Easter not only by going to church but also by visiting Volcan Poás. Really cloudy when we got there and the smoke welling up from the crater wasn't just sulphuric but obscured the view as well. But all of a sudden the wind changed and we got a beautiful and clear view of the volcano. We then went back over to a lake nearby, which we couldn't see the first time either, and lo and behold it was clear, too! Five hour bus rides for three hours in the park turned out to be well worth it. Just wish I would have brought a book.

And last week I felt my first earthquake! Just a small one, but sitting on the couch it all of a sudden it definitely started to shake, and did so for about ten seconds. Pretty exciting to feel the force of the earth like that!

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