On our way home from Sonasali we decided to stop at Sandy beach and stay there a night! I finally got some pictures of the pumice flow that came in from TONGA! It was first thought it came from an underground eruption from the Solomans but now we know it is from an underground volcanic eruption from Tonga. The pumice in these pictures is maybe 5% of the total of what was washing up on shore at Pacific Harbour.
While we were walking the beach we decided to take a look at the Outrigger resort, which is right next door to Sandy Point. We were looking at the beautiful sunset and the pumice; when I heard the woman next to me say to her husband "what is that scum on the ocean" I explained to her about the eruption and that it was pumice not scum.
I don't understand why the hotel, where the guests are paying a lot of money, did not take 10 minutes to write up a page about this very cool event that occurred in Tonga, and floated to Fiji. Take what some would think as a negative and make it positive by using it as an educational opportunity and make it an interesting, exciting event. Instead their guest are left thinking that the beaches of Fiji are covered in "scum" just what we want them to tell their friends when they get home!
Check out this cool article about the possible new island! and more amazing pictures of the pumice.
pumice from tonga
To see and read more about Fiji check out Josie'e blog at www.bulafromfiji.blogspot.com she has links to the Fiji times and their coverage of the possible coup. Also some great pictures and thoughts about the garbage problem in Suva and other parts of the country, and much more.
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