Spouting Horn Park

　　A minivan which was waiting for us at the airport picked us up and then other groups at their hotels, then headed for Spouting Horn Park located on the southern coast. It was a rocky and rugged terrain, which was one of the characteristics of ancient volcanic activities. Several cavities were formed in the rocks. Seawater flew in it and blew up in the air from the small hole which was naturally made by the falling down of the ceiling of the cavities. It was a spectacular scene along with the blue ocean.

(Vocabulary)
spout (容器などの) 注ぎ口
a spout of sth ＜水・溶岩など＞の噴出
spout
spout from sth〈液体・炎などが〉 ＜…＞から噴き出る
…を噴き出す
[他]〈クジラが〉〈潮〉を吹く;[自] 潮を吹く

空港に迎えに来ていたミニバンに乗り、２グループをホテルに迎えに行き、まず着いたのが、潮吹き公園。火山活動によって出来た島の特徴でもある、ゴツゴツした岩と空洞。この空洞に波が入り込んで起こる自然現象。なかなかの迫力だった。そして、感動的な青い海！