It's Friday, which means we are in
Messina, which is in northern Sicily. We were up and about before the
ship docked today, so the Veranda View is of the Straits of Messina.
Italy to the left, Sicily to the right and just a 3km gap between.
So what did we do today ?
We visited Mount Etna. Now, some of you
may think it a little foolish to go visiting a live volcano (Which
last erupted in 11991) on Friday the 13th, but we
survived. We were looking into the crater of one of the earlier
eruptions when there was a huge clap of thunder. “Don't worry”
said the guide, “It's not the volcano”.
It really is an amazing sight. Long
runs of old lave flows. Sometimes the road has been built through
them. And some end up in the villages further down the mountain. Well
worth the effort.
We're at sea all day tomorrow,and back
at a new destination on Sunday.
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