Thursday, 5 May 2011

aloha Hawaii!

this is the glow from the Kilauea crater,
the gas is not smoke or steam,
it is SO2
this is a tree mould, tree moulds are when a lava flow
runs through a forest and runs into a tree,
when the lava touches the tree the lava around the
tree cools and goes hard and the tree dies because
of the intense heat, when the tree rots away, you
are left with a tree mould.


at hawaii the fire hydrants are yellow!


This is where the lava comes out of the ground.
After the lava stops coming out of the ground
it falls back in, and rounding the edges and clogging up the crack and stopping it from coming out again.

3 comments:

  1. Interesting! Did you get to see real flowing lava and walk on it the next day?

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  2. Wow Looks like you learnt heaps while in Hawaii. Very interesting facts. We look forward to your next instalment. Say 'Hi' to your travelling companions !

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  3. We loved the photos. Sara liked the rollercoaster photo and Janine liked the lava photo. What time it is in Hawaii? Ryan

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