Southbound

Diary of the last 72 hours

Sunday morning

Pull out of the seaside village at sunrise, southbound.

I am off to see the aftermath of one of the planet’s most violent volcanic explosions.

11.00am

Things are looking calmer than they were 26,500 years ago. 

It's a nice morning to put on a lifejacket and get dinner. Richard chucks out a line and in approximately ten seconds, the job’s done.