Tanna-PortVila-Sydney

Relaxing and exploring Yasur's ash deposits a bit more the next morning...

Ralph relaxing	breakfast :)	eroding ash deposits in the plain outside the crater
different scales of fracturing in the eroding deposits	volcanic deposits with Ralph for scale	volcanic deposits with varying particle sizes
the view upriver, with Ralph :)	and downriver where the river's cutting into the ash deposits	variety of volcanic layers
small-scale erosion and deposition	small-scale erosion and deposition	Jani about 1/3 of the way up the ridge
Jani about 1/3 of the way up the ridge	Pele's hair (volcanic glass fibers)	covenient magnetite detector :)
Enjoying the beach and the waves...
black sand beach	black sand beach	black sand beach
We braved the waves for a bit too :)	And Ralph got some aerial views with his kite.	Some of the plants looked like giant poinsettias.

The pilot indulged us with spectacular views of Yasur on the flight back to Port Vila...

Yasur from the plane!	Yasur from the plane!	Yasur from the plane!
Yasur from the plane!	I managed to catch a view of the three vents with Ralph's near-IR camera	view of the vents as the pilot dropped a wing in the crater!
leaving Yasur behind
Back to Efate Island and Port Vila...
Eratap Island on the coast of Efate	bays along the coast of Efate	Erakor Lagoon, site of the inaugural Masters in Paradise Rowing Regatta in June 2014!
Vila Bay	Vila Bay	view from the hotel in Port Vila
And a few last views of Sydney...
Arriving in Sydney...	...and departing from Sydney a few hours later.	Sydney is such a photogenic city!
Sydney	Last view of Sydney as we head back across the Pacific.

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