![]() ![]() We finally got the all clear and loaded the rocks onto a boat departing that evening. After returning from the volcano and resting our legs for a day, we headed into Kingstown on the Monday, walking up and down the high street between the shipping office, brokers and port. The next challenge was to ship the samples from St Vincent back to the UK. On our second ascent up La Soufrière we were slightly slower due to our bigger backpacks, but still made good time and had camp setup by lunchtime. We found a few possible locations to camp so stashed our hammers and chisels there for the night, and headed back down the volcano, ready to return the next day. We walked around the entire crater rim, searching for a good location to camp for the weekend (not too windy, no strong volcanic gases, flat ground etc) and assessing the lavas in the crater that we planned to sample. By the afternoon the cloud had cleared and we had a spectacular view down into the crater. We ascended through tropical rainforest into the clouds hugging the summit of the volcano. The next day we were up at 5am to drive to Rabacca where the trailhead up to the La Soufrière crater begins. The whole day was an incredible experience. After the conference, all international speakers were invited to the Prime Ministers’ residence for a drinks reception, performances by local art/theatre groups and a few words from the Prime Minister himself. I was fortunate enough to present at the conference and spoke about how I have used the rock samples collected at the time of the eruption to learn more about where the magma feeding La Soufrière volcano might be coming from. My presentation at the Explosions, Ash and Lahars conference.
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