My sister out of nowhere thought we should go to San Nicolas Baywalk last Sunday. San Nicolas is a nearby town where we could have a front seat view of the picturesque Taal Volcano and the Taal Lake.
Taal Volcano is one of the smallest (if not the smallest) active volcanoes in the world, and the second most active volcano in the Philippines. It is a complex volcano system with 47 volcanic craters. The main crater is the small one on left side of the photo, but the recent eruptions are from this bigger one on the right side.
Taal Volcano erupted last 2020 and remains under Alert Level 1 due to low-level unrest, where the PHIVOLCS warns of possible hazards like steam-driven, phreatic, or gas-driven explosions. Time and again it is reported to have minor eruptions, emiting plumes. Despite this, there are still lots of people who come by the baywalk to see the view especially at sun down. Do note though that the volcano island is a permanent danger zone.
We can also see here the other side of Mt. Maculot from here. Sometimes, we can't help but wonder, "What if Mt. Maculot is also a volcano?"
San Nicolas was one of the towns largely affected by the last major eruption with tonnes of ashfall and even big cracks on the ground (sinkholes) due to frequent strong earthquakes.
We spent some time walking down the baywalk trying to take in the majestic view. There were lots of people, majority of whom I would bet were also like us who came from other towns.
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