On July 9th we decided to join the members of the Church in Bucharest on an excursion to the Berca Mud Volcanoes. After a 2 1/2 hour bus ride through lush green farmland we came upon this!
Feeling like we are walking on the moon, we climb to the top.
Here, we come upon these volcano shaped structures full of bubbling mud.
I must have taken 20 shots in an attempt to capture the bubbles full blown. Finally, I had to settled for this.
Randy talks with the guide who explains the volcanoes are caused by an eruption of mud and methane gases from 3000 meters deep through layers of clay and water. The mud is only about 4 degrees above ambient temperature. The big eruption occurred in 1878.
A contrast in landscapes in one photo. The mud kills the vegetation because the mud is salty.
Here are another couple of salty characters. It got to be 37 degrees C that day, so no one lingered at the top of the "crater" for long.
We found some shade, ate our lunch and after a bit of a rest, we boarded the buses for home. A good day spent with the members of the church.
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