Pumice

Do you recall the news reports about six months ago about a yacht in the Pacific Ocean coming across a volcanic island rising from the waves? I was fascinated, and can't quite believe it's six months since I saw the reports... Anyway, a few weeks ago The Sydney Morning Herald ran a story about how the pumice from the volcanic explosion was due to start washing up on the beaches of New South Wales, and I've been looking out for it ever since. Yesterday Ella and I were walking along the beach in Korora Bay and we found dozens of pieces of pumice!














We're thrilled: I've been telling Ella all about how volcanoes work and how they make rock, and it's been wonderful to find these light, almost fragile pieces of an undersea volcano. Of course having the archive news reports has helped illustrate it for her, and today she took some print-outs, the pumice and her volcano drawing to school for her Thursday 'news' session.