I know, this is unusual since I use a Mac and Linux and resort to Windows only for testing sites in IE but, it’s only fair to give new and possibly good things a fair go.

Let’s see how we can insert an image into this post.

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Just checked the post and it works very well. I’m impressed.

It’s so easy to insert a picture and format the post. Definitely a lot more comfy than from the default WordPress write post page.

Well, if you’re a blogger on Windows, go download the Windows Live Writer from the Microsoft site for free and link it to your blog. You may need to enable XMLRPC and/or any other remote access options in your blog settings if you get problems connecting.

A woman washes in the stream, children curious about the two strangers with a camera. The water is fresh and cool and we take our shoes off. As the stream cascades, ponds attract the play of dragonflies.

A perfect day.

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Mt. Yasur is the world’s most accessible volcano. It’s only 15 minutes up the rocky crater slope from the carpark. You hear it rumble and the rumble is close, very close. Your guide checks out the wind direction and leads you to the safest place. You are in awe of the rawness of nature revealing itself to you. Some would say “aweful”, some: “awesome”… whatever awe it is, you feel it. Your guide explains to you calmly not to run for your life in case the volcano starts throwing rocks over your head. You must stand still and watch or listen for approaching molten rocks and dodge-em… then the stories about the Australian tourist who lost her leg because she was running away and didn’t see the hot bolide hurtling towards her. Night falls and now the fireworks really come to life…

We also pruned some of the images we felt were redundant. The Wedding gallery suffered most of the optimising. Don’t worry, you won’t miss out on anything.

I’ve also updated the Mt. Yasur Volcano gallery page with a bit of a intro story just for fun. Enjoy.