Here's a sample of the many field shots.

Day one at first (of many) tavernas.

 

Sarah and Jeremy measuring tephra thickness

 

Sarah and Jeff using the GPS

 

Emily, Jeff, Nicole, and Adam describing the "precursor ash" and pumice

 

Sarah, Jeff and Jeremy sampling sand at the Red Beach. Check out the cinder cone interior.

The Red Beach. Scroll down to see how beautiful it is.

 

Adam explaining the elusive "bomb sag" at the Oia quarry. What's a bomb sag? Here's a pre-Minoan example one t(sorry the photo is a little out of focus.)

 

Sunning on the boat to Nea Kameni and Therasia

 

Our idyllic home at the Akrotiri Hotel