Around in 24 Days

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Dufour 385 Dufour

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Onda Blu Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 37.2 Jeanneau Sun Odyssey

4 5 6 Day 1

29th June 2011

• Malta to Siracusa • 82 NM – longest leg • Approx. 13 hrs • Sailed/motor sailed most of the way • Berthed at Marina Yachting at €55 p.n.

7 8 Leaving Marsamxett Harbour … 9 … soon after 10 Day 2

30th June 2011

Siracusa • Caffè del professore • Visited the inviting open air market • Tour of the old town

11 12 13 14 Piazza del Duomo 15 Duomo Chiesa di S. Lucia The burial of Santa Lucia 16 Biography of Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio 17 Day 3

1st July 2011

• Siracusa to Riposto • 43 nautical miles • Berthed at Marina di Riposto for €99! • Next time try Giardini weather permitting

18 19 20 21 Riposto with Etna in the background 22 23 Ristorante Le Botti Day 4

2nd July 2011

• Riposto to Tropea - 70 nautical miles • Wind on the nose, strong current and busy traffic in the Strait • Then calm sea and no wind; sighted dolphins • Berthed at Marina di Tropea for €63 p.n. • High fixed pontoons, so passerella helpful

24 25 from the sea 26 27 28 Villa San Giovanni to ferry 29 Bonaire in calm sea north of Messina Strait Marina - Tropea30 The hard way up – 200 steps

31 32 33 Cattedrale Cathedral - detail

34 35 Piazza Ercole at night Day 5

3rd July 2011 Tropea • Visited the old town • Beach in the afternoon

36 Typical narrow street

37 38 Piazza Ercole during the day Famous Tropea red onions

39 40 Beautiful beaches and transparent waters

41 42 43 Day 6

4th July 2011

• Tropea to • 33 nautical miles • Poor holding and too deep to risk anchoring • Moored on a buoy for €40, helped by Aldo • Free transfer from boat to jetty and back

44 45 Approaching Stromboli46 47 Jetty and San Vincenzo in the background 48 Bonaire Onda Blu

49 50 Tsunami!!!

51 52 53 Strombolian philosophy 54 San Vincenzo Lava beach with fishing boats 55 Day 7

5th July 2011

• Stromboli to • 17 NM rounding Strombolicchio • Panarea is the smallest of the Aeolians • Enzino moored us on a buoy for €50 • Unlimited transfer to/from jetty

56 57 Sunrise - Stromboli Stromboli on fire58 Bonaire with Stromboli in background

59 Approaching Strombolicchio 60 61 Over 200 steps to the lighthouse 62 63 64 Lava rocks falling into sea Bonaire en route to Panarea - Stromboli in background 65 Panarea 66 Onda Blu on mooring in Panarea 67 Quiet streets …. 68 69 70 Reflections Typical homes in an alley

71 Stromboli and Basiluzzo over the rooftops

72 Panarea electric taxis 73 74 Panarea by night Day 8

6th July 2011

• Panarea to Salina - 11 nautical miles • Beautiful sail in calm waters • Berthed at Porto delle Eolie for €110!! – should have checked before berthing • Salina is the highest and greenest Aeolian island • Panoramic bus tour to Rinella, through Malvasia vineyards 75 76 77 Onda Blu and Bonaire at Porto delle Eolie 78 79 80 81 82 On the bus Rinella 83 84 Day 9

7th July 2011

• Salina to - 11 nautical miles • Dead calm • Berthed at Yacht Harbour Lipari for €60 p.n. - only marina with properly working wifi • Tour of the island in 7 seater • Used Lipari as a base for trip to

85 Onda Blu on the way to Lipari - dead calm

86 Bonaire and Onda Blu at berth with big neighbours 87 Yacht Harbour Lipari

88 Ideal office

89 Transparent waters

90 Fortress window 91 92 Ruins from different historic eras 93 Immacolata

94 Cattedrale

95 San Bartolomeo

96 97 98 99 On the edge 100 Pomice quarry mountain 101 White beach 102 103 View from Quattrocchi with Vulcano in the background 104 Lipari Fortress Day 10

8th July 2011 Vulcano Day Trip

105 Our ferry boat

106 107 Stop for a swim on the way

108 109 110 Mud baths - Vulcano Very serious group111 Cooking in the mud 112 Sulphur vapours

113 Day 11

9th July 2011

• Lipari to Cefalù • 52 nautical miles • Onda Blu crew caught first and only fish • Playful dolphins and two whales!! • Berthed at Marina Service for €60 the 1st night and €50 the 2nd.

114 115 116 The prize for perseverance Cefalù from the sea 117 118 Cefalù Marina 119 Marina’s only entrance/exit. Works have been in progress for some years now. 120 Le Chat Noir restaurant Day 12

10th July 2011 Cefalù

121 Cattedrale

122 Cathedral - detail

123 124 Interior of the Cathedral with the famous Mosaics Delicious ice creams and refreshing granitas 125 At the fresh water springs 126 127 Cooling down

128 Door to the beach

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