User blog:007Jamesdean/Volcanic Trip Part 6

Part 6: ETHIOPIA

Vanzilla 2.0 is in jet mode flying over the wastelands of Africa on the northeastern side.

Nicole: You guys this next stop we're going to is known as the most dangerous place in the world.

Lincoln: Why is so dangerous Nicole?

Nicole: It's because of the searing heat and because of its treacherous landscape. We're going to Ethiopia.

Linka: Interesting.

Lori: Is there a reason why we're going to Ethiopia at 6:00 in the evening?

Nicole: Trust me guys. Night is the best time to see it.

We arrived in Ethiopia.

Nicole: Here we are guys.

Vanzilla turned into Helicopter mode and we landed by a volcano in the Danakil Depression that had a really strange feature. The lava was glowing neon blue. We donned our gas masks.

Nicole: This is the Danakil Depression and this is the Dallal Volcano and it is a volcano is unlike any other. The reason the lava is glowing neon blue is because it is rich in sulfur.

Lisa: Correct. Sulfur has a boiling point of 832.3 degrees fahrenheit and when it's exposed to tremendous geothermal heat it glows a neon blue color.

Lana: This is really cool!

Lucy: The color is really scary. Under the darkness of night it makes it look like a volcano from another planet.

Laney: It does feel that way doesn't it?

Nicole: It sure does.

Lily: The glow is really pretty but I'll bet the gas is loaded with poison.

Me: It is Lily.

Luan: This volcano is a Gas! (Laughs to Rimshot)

We all laugh.

Me: (Laughs) Good one Luan.

Varie: That was funny.

Vince: (Laughs) That's a good one Luan.

Eddy: (Laughs) That was a good one.

Luna: But this volcano sure is scary under the cover of night.

Lori: It literally does. It makes it look like a volcano flooded with ghosts. No offense Lucy.

Lucy: None taken Lori. But it does make it look like it.

Leni: Totes. This volcano scares me.

Lynn: This volcano is awesome though.

Later we went to the next volcano in Ethiopia: Erta Ale.

Naruto: What volcano is this one?

Nicole: This is Erta Ale. It's Ethiopia's most active volcano.

Me: I've seen this is a documentary at one time. It's said to be one of the Gateways into The Netherworld.

Lucy: Brittney showed me a book about that and Erta Ale is said to be the gateway to fire itself.

Aylene: That is creepy.

Me: This is also said to be where the Lake of Fire in the Book of Revelations is said to be.

Cody: That's amazing. I didn't know about that.

Aylene: Me neither.

Leni: This is really scary.

Lori: Literally.

Gabrielle: (British Accent) What really fascinates me about this volcano is that the lava lake is this close to us.

Me: It sure is close huh?

Natilee: Yeah.

Jared: This is so awesome though dad.

Me: It sure is.

We explored some of the Ethiopian culture and saw the shops and more and kicked the butts of some pirates from Somalia. Later we set out for our next destination.

Continues in Part 7.