Results tagged “Volcanoes”

Hi everyone. We're still in Costa Rica and having a great time. After Monteverde we went to the Arenal Volcano, which is an active volcano that is still letting out lava. When we arrived, great clouds of smoke were coming from the top of it, which was amazing to see. Later that day we went on a hike up the old lava flow, which was formed when it last erupted in 1968. While we were up there, we saw the volcano erupt and could even hear it rumbling! These "eruptions" usually last for only about 10 seconds, but happen as often as 17 times a day.
 

In my last blog we were visiting the Monteverde cloud forest in Costa Rica. From there we went to see the famous Arenal Volcano. This is one of the 10 most active volcanoes in the world! There is always smoke coming out of the top, which we were lucky to see since the top of the volcano is often hidden in clouds.
 

Hello everybody. We're now in Greece. When we arrived, our friends Aris and Erene, who live in North Carolina, met us at the Athens airport. They are the parents of one of the first Hands-On Explorer Challenge winners, Elena. They took us to Loutraki, where they have a house that we got to stay in. Loutraki is a beach town on the Gulf of Corinth, but we really didn't spend time on the beach here ... we were busy exploring the ancient ruins.
 
One of the first things we did was go into the city of Athens to see the famous Parthenon which was the most important building in ancient Greece. It is found on top of the Acropolis. All cities in ancient Greece have an acropolis, which was the highest point of the city and was where the citizens would go to prey or hide in case of an invasion. But when people talk about "the" Acropolis, they mean the one in Athens.
 

Hi people. I'm in Greece, which is known for a lot of stuff, like good food, beaches and ancient ruins, all of which I really like.
 
When we got to here, we were met by our friends Aris and Erene who brought us to their beach house in Loutraki. We used Loutraki as a home base for our time in Greece.
 
We drove to Athens and went to the Acropolis. The Acropolis is 2,500 years old. They are doing a lot of restorations on it, but it is still cool. On top of the Acropolis is the Parthenon.