Amazingly, the bottle of wine in this photo was dug out of the burried village about 100 years after the volcano erupted- it was still full.
The blacksmith was out of town with his two young daughters when Mt. tarawera erupted, thus they lived, but their home and his workshop were destroyed
The anvil however is still in one piece- for Miles viewing pleasure!
Where Miles is walking is the ground level pre- eruption, the soil level at his shoulders is how deep the mud and ash was at this location after the volcano. It is about 1-1.5 meters deep here, in places closer to Mt. Tarawera it was as deep as 20 meters. This amount of material came down in 3 to 5 hours.
Miles in front of a pretty waterfall (Can you tell Bri posted these photos?)
Second tier of the waterfall
Ah there she is! She did take this tour afterall!- Brianna and Miles in front of the falls
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