Good evening from New Zealand!
It is almost bed time here, I am still thinking in Michigan time, so it is 4:00 a.m. back home.
This morning started off just as yesterday did, breakfast and then jump in the van and headed out to hunt down some samples. It was very windy this morning, and a bit overcast. We spent much of the morning searching for the right outcrop of rocks. Many were inaccessible or covered in vegetation. We were looking for a site of the Mangaone group eruption to collect samples from. The groups are collecting pumice to bring back to their labs and analyze.
When we got home we went for a little dip in the Pacific Ocean. It was salty, but glorious! There are these clear jellyfish that are washed up and in the water. They seriously look like chunks of clear jell-o. They don’t seem to be able to sting though, so that is good. I will try and get some more pictures of the jellyfish and ocean tomorrow.
-Mrs. Moi
To be truthful I was having a hard time focusing on the geology with that beautiful ocean in sight! I took many pictures and videos of the volcanologists in action! Collecting pumice samples at different eruption sites in the Taupo Volcanic Zone. I am gleaning