Part 2 Day 13 to 24
1 Day 13
11th July 2011
• Cefalù to Terrasini - 51 nautical miles • Skipped Palermo to anchor in Mondello bay – but found uncomfortable swell • Proceeded to Terrasini • La Rosa dei Venti marina at €40 .... Cash!! • Or anchor outside ... Provided mast is not too high!! 2 3 Bonaire in Mondello bay 4 5 Terrasini port with Punta Raisi in the distance 6 Only two sailing boats berthed Marina entrance
7 8 State of the art office 9 Beach on other side of promontory Sunset 10 11 Terrasini main square Day 14
12th July 2011
• Terrasini to San Vito Lo Capo • 17 nautical miles • 3 marinas in port – chose Diporto Nautico Sanvitese at €60 • Gusting side winds made berthing tricky
12 13 14 Monte Monaco 15 The marina 16 Torrazzo 17 Church or fortress? 18 19 20 Day 15
13th July 2011
• San Vito Lo Capo to Trapani • 20 nautical miles • Commercial harbour so must call Capitaneria on CH16 or 12 • Berthed at Columbus Yachting at €50 p.n. • Ideal to visit Erice or Egadi islands
21 22 Inside the harbour - Trapani 23 24 25 Old town – promenade overlooking the sea 26 Beach on opposite side of town centre 27 The old fish market 28 Corso Vittorio Emanuele at night Day 16
14th July 2011 Erice • Medieval town perched at 800m a.s.l. overlooking Trapani • Cable car from Trapani
29 How to get to Erice
30 Cable car departs 31 Main Gate - Erice
32 Medieval paving
33 Chiesa Madre
34 35 Silence …
36 La Pentolaccia restaurant – Erice Couscous specialities
37 38 Piazza Umberto in the evening 39 Very famous pasticceria …
40 … though very simple and rustic
41 Pepoli Castle
42 43 San Francesco church in the quiet night 44 Night lights Day 17
15th July 2011
• Trapani to Favignana and Mazara del Vallo • 40 nautical miles overall • Berthing places in Favignana port were full • Anchored in the south of island but too windy to stay for night • Left, originally for Marsala, but a thrilling sail made us continue to Mazara del Vallo,
where we berthed at €50. 45 Wind
46 47 Onda Blu near Favignana
48 Favignana
49 Wind
50 51 Southern coast of Favignana from anchorage … 52 … more 53 Wind
54 55 Mazara del Vallo - Marina The river Mazaro flows out in the harbour 56 57 Promenade by the sea Piazza Repubblica facing side of cathedral 58 59 Cathedral - detail 60 Loggia Day 18
16th July 2011
• Mazara del Vallo to Sciacca • 28 nautical miles • Berthed at Lega Navale for only €25, receiving attention worth n times • Sciacca is perched high above port • Best granita ever
61 28 n.miles
62 Lega Navale welcome
63 64 The town from the harbour The hard way up
65 66 View from the top – fishing boats … 67 … and the marina 68 The streets of Sciacca are all uphill … … or downhill
69 70 Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta Wow!! What a Bugatti 71 72 Finally sitting down at the restaurant Day 19
17th July 2011
• Sciacca to San Leone • 30 nautical miles • San Leone is the seaside resort of Agrigento • Ideal to visit the Valle dei Templi • Berthed at Yachting Club Agrigento for €35 p.n. ... Free drinks in the evening! 73 30 n.miles
74 75 Yachting Club Agrigento Marina 76 Lungomare 77 Luna park 78 79 At sunset Day 20
18th July 2011 Valle dei Templi and Agrigento
80 Valle dei Templi
81 On the bus to Valle dei Templi
82 Tempio della Concordia
83 84 Tempio della Concordia with Mitoraj statue in foreground 85 David and Goliath 86 87 … what one does for a bit of good luck!! 88 Le tre grazie … o le tre sfinite89 90 Tempio di Giunone … finally some much wanted shade
91 Tempio di Giove
92 Agrigento train station 93 Always up or down
94 The tailor 95 Cathedral – closed for the past 20+ years
96 The other side of Agrigento – houses in decay
97 Day 21
19th July 2011
• San Leone to Marina di Ragusa • 57 nautical miles • Decided to skip Licata also because very strong winds were forecasted the following day
98 57 n.miles
99 Very busy fishing
100 101 Marina di Ragusa Day 22
20th July 2011 Marina di Ragusa and Scicli, Ragusa Ibla, Scoglitti, and Vittoria
102 Vittoria
Ragusa Ibla Scoglitti
Scicli Marina di Ragusa
103 UNESCO World Heritage town of Scicli
104 105 Part of Scicli from the top 106 San Bartolomeo 107 108 Crib in San Bartolomeo Painting by Mattia Preti
109 110 Ragusa Ibla
111 112 Ragusa Ibla – San Giorgio
113 114 The main square from San Giorgio 115 The conversation club … Day 23
21th July 2011 Marina di Ragusa and Chiaramonte Gulfi and Caltagirone
116 Caltagirone
Chiaramonte Gulfi
Marina di Ragusa
117 CHIARAMONTE GULFI
118 Chiaramonte Gulfi – detail of the old town
119 Experts discuss the production of olive oil
120 The 142 steps leading to the higher part of Caltagirone
121 122 Detail 123 Display of ceramics in a corner of a shop
124 125 Hand painting of ceramics Day 24
22th July 2011
• Marina di Ragusa to Malta • 54 nautical miles • Unadventurous normal crossing • Sailed the last 10 – 12 NM • Arrived 15:00hrs
126 127 D 6
D 7
D 4 D 5 D 8
D 10 D 9
D 11 D 3 D 12
D 1 D 2
128 D 13 D 14
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D 24 129 Malta Cruising Club
Thank You
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