Leaving Nokuku next morning we saw another plume from an erupting volcano. But … wait! There is no active volcano on Santo. Oh, no! It is a huge fire from slash and burn agriculture. Whoever had the idea for this fire has not been listening to the wisdom of the ancestors. You do not destroy the vegetation on such a steep slope. We saw no way anyone could plant anything on that steep mountainside. A few minutes later as we sailed along we saw the results of such practices. Huge landslides and alluvial fans into ocean with not a stick of vegetation - just bare dirt. To add insult to injury, the ashes rained down on us.
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