Full Moon Lava Tour
Category: Travel and Places LAUNCHED AT 1645 WITH SIX PASSENGERS SURF WAS UP, SETS BREAKING ACROSS POHOIKI BAY YOU JUST HAVE TO TIME THE WAVES AND PUT THE HAMMER DOWN WHEN YOU HAVE A GAP ARRIVED AT THE FLOW AT 1730 SPECTACULAR, WITH THE EAST KA'ILI'ILI ENTRY GOING FULL BORE SENDING UP A HUGE STEAM CLOUD, TOO AND A NEW ENTRY JUST 200 METERS WEST LAVA PLUNGING DOWN A 6 METER CLIFF ONTO A FRESH BLACK SAND BEACH ORANGE ROPES DESCENDING, DRIPPING HARDLY ANY STEAM TO OBSCURE THE VIEW WE CRUISED BY JUST 18 METERS OFFSHORE CHUNKS OF BLACK CRUST SLIDING ON ORANGE GOO FORMED ATOP THE PRECIPICE THEN SLID OVER THE EDGE TUMBLED HISSING DOWN THE CLIFF YOU COULD FEEL THE HEAT WHEN THE CHUNKS BROKE OFF CRUISED BACK UNDER A FULL MOON THE PUNA CLOUDS PARTED AS IF ANSWERING A PRAYER SHOT INTO THE BAY ON THE BACK OF A ROARING BREAKER SO EASY UNDER THE LIGHT OF A FULL MOON NEXT TRIP WEDNESDAY 10 JANUARY 2007 *END OF REPORT* 11:52 PM - 0 Comments - 0 Kudos - Add Comment - Edit - Remove |