Mélange Travel & Lifestyle Magazine October 2016 | Page 286

Sun, who is known by everyone
in Montserrat as “Sunny”, recalls
those early days of living with
the unknown, experiencing first
the powdering of ash, magma
tremors and phreatic eruptions,
eventually escalating to the most
deadly phenomenon that andesite
volcanoes can produce. You
will listen with fascination… all
while making your way between
deep ash and vegetation-covered
homes in the exclusion zone
where village life once thrived.
This expedition leads to the
buried town of Plymouth, itself,
eventually revealing scenes that
are at once stunning, sobering,
almost unbelievable and, yes,
eve