I would love to have seen Krakatoa when she blew. My father spent many years retelling me the story of how a ship in English waters heard the explosion and thought it was a nearby ship in distress.
I'd also would've love to have seen Vesuvius when she blew. Pliny the Elder did, but then he and his little boat were 'bye bye' after he saw it, so I guess I will just have to postpone my Sumatra vacation and ask those living there to
GET THE HECK OUTATHERE!
The Ring of Fire is not just a Johnny Cash song.
You may yet get a chance to witness BOTh events..
I would love to have seen Krakatoa when she blew.
My Grand mother was a young girl living in N.Dakota when it blew. She told tales of how cold it was that year and how spectacular the sunsets were.