John Frumm village

After our visit to the volcano we decided to visit the famous John Frumm village in Sulphur Bay. It was a two and a half hour walk up a fairly steep incline followed by a walk across the ash plain near the volcano. Thanks to a wrong turn we also had a very steep descent which thankfully we had a guide who also carried Tamasin on his shoulders. At the bottom of the descent we walked through some hot springs to get to the beach. Some of the springs were boiling and some expletives were whispered by the ladies. We swam in the cooler section of the springs before commencing the walk home. As we approached the plain the wind picked up and as you can see from the photo it was like a sand storm in the Gobi desert. Half way home we were picked up by a driver from our bungalow and we all gratefully accepted the lift. It still amazes each of us that many local villages live so close to the volcano on a daily basis.