November 11, 2006

Blogging the Creation

Imagine being there at the creation of the world's newest island. Imagine having a digital camera and an email connection and blogging it for the world to see. These folks did just that, witnessing the volcanic emergence of a new island in the South Pacific.

Early afternoon, somewhere east of the Lau Group in Fiji. We are sailing south of the island group to avoid having to pass through it during night. Yesterday we saw the birth of an island, most likely we were the first humans to see the new creation. We have some pictures, but they will have to wait until we have a chance to upload them. So you might have heard about the sailor superstition that you should "never leave on a Friday". Well, we did and the sea turned to stone, it is hard to get a stronger sign than that. It sounds like a bad joke, but just wait until you see the pictures. Floating stones none the less. When you pick them up, it is easy to see that they are really just volcanic ash that compressed into pumice stone.

The yachting bloggers posted pictures too.