Drive In Volcano

And here is the photo for you

“The Caribbean's Only Drive-In Volcano”... That's how it was advertised on the pamphlets of the cruiseship for St. Lucia. It said “The World's Only Drive-In Volcano” on the billboard entering the area.

“Drive-In Volcano” didn't have much meaning to me, but you know, “one and only” claims give the impression of grandeur.

It was a huge disappointment. Had I known it was only that, I would have skipped it. As if I have never seen a volcano! Sulphur Springs my ass. They are everywhere. Go to Gökçeada. You've got much better. Go to New Zealand, go to Iceland. Those hot springs and geysers are impressive. There is at least something to see and walk around. This was just a walk down a couple of steps. “There it is” thing. You could have got the whole concept by just looking at one photo.















They used to walk down the hot spring which was 120 C and boil eggs as a demonstration. However, a couple of years ago a guide took a misstep and fell down the water up to his knees... causing severe burns. Luckily, they were second degree burns and he survived, but from then on, going down the sulphur springs was prohibited.

Even with that, I'm not sure if it would have been impressive. That's the bad part of being a seasoned traveller. You lose your sense of awe. There are not many things that impress you anymore because you've seen much nicer ones beforehand. Yet... You keep on going. Because you know, that somewhere in the world there are still things and people that will catch you by surprise, that will impress you and give you that sense of awe which makes life worth living. That's why you travel. Because those are the moments you can get closest to heaven without dying.

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