Hot Lava and Smores!
Friday, February 26, 2010 at 9:00AM We didn't really know what to expect on our hike up the Pacaya Volcano. We had heard that we'd see lava but we couldn't have prepared ourselves for what we saw and felt. Pictures don't do it justice. Hot Hot Lava all around us...inches underneath where we were standing. On our hike up to the volcano the terrain and surroundings became such that we felt like we were on the moon. It was so interesting...just sharp, jagged black rocks all around and little patches of grass off to the side.
As we got closer to the top we could feel the heat. We brought marshmellows for roasting over the lava and marias crackers to make smores.
We couldn't believe that they actually were letting us be up there. No one signed their life away, no one was accounted for...you were completely on your own up there. A bunch of people began hiking around the backside near where the flowing river of lava was. We didn't venture off that way- our lives were a bit too important to us. When a bunch of them came back the bottoms of their shoes were melted. They talked about one guy almost falling in one of the cracks in the rocks. No thanks!!! The experience was really incredible though! The craziest was when it turned pitch black up there. That's when we noticed the magnitude of the fiery lava river. The pics really don't do it justice!
Reader Comments (2)
Hermy! I love the blog! Finally updating and I'm loving it! This looks sooo fun! Of course you do the honors of roasting the marshmallows in the hot lava. Oh boy...SIN reglas! Guatemala looks amazing! So fun to see your parents and those cute kids are adorable. Love you. "Gypsyin on over to NYC asap!"
These are great photos! It looks like you had an amazing trip!