All is well. We are in the air flying over Etna, finally seeing her from the sky. Today we drove around her entirety and saw her from each side; the view from the Catania area being the most dramatic as the cavity opening slants toward. We drove through a smattering of towns, all worth at least a day's visits the near future. To see our route, call up a map and find the road that boarders Etna; start at Paterno and turn left following Ss121 around Etna the long way, to Catania airport.
We also stopped at. Gore-- for a quick visit. (A gorge carved by volcanic eruptions a plethora of years ago) Britt, we need to spend a day here as we can put on a helmet and rubber suit and get carried downstream in the 7 degree temperature, pure, spring, river water to the ocean. It's in with an organized group of course, so you wouldn't be out to see too far. Keith wandered downstream for a while.
We returned the rented car at the airport. It was covered in dust and bird poop from two weeks of driving on every dirt road in Sicily and parking in the shade of a tree every chance we could. Our odometer upon rental pickup was 5443 and upon return was 8557.
Sicily is well worth visiting again. There is a lot to see from beautiful landscapes to incredible buildings and lively people. The food is great as are the cheeses, tomatoes and peaches. (and the wine is not so bad!!!)
We will land in Firenze (Florence) in an hour and start the next leg of the journey by taking the train into town. Our hotel is in the centre of it all. We have tickets for Ufizzi, Accadamia and Bargello. We intend to wander a lot and take a lot of photos.
We also stopped at. Gore-- for a quick visit. (A gorge carved by volcanic eruptions a plethora of years ago) Britt, we need to spend a day here as we can put on a helmet and rubber suit and get carried downstream in the 7 degree temperature, pure, spring, river water to the ocean. It's in with an organized group of course, so you wouldn't be out to see too far. Keith wandered downstream for a while.
We returned the rented car at the airport. It was covered in dust and bird poop from two weeks of driving on every dirt road in Sicily and parking in the shade of a tree every chance we could. Our odometer upon rental pickup was 5443 and upon return was 8557.
Sicily is well worth visiting again. There is a lot to see from beautiful landscapes to incredible buildings and lively people. The food is great as are the cheeses, tomatoes and peaches. (and the wine is not so bad!!!)
We will land in Firenze (Florence) in an hour and start the next leg of the journey by taking the train into town. Our hotel is in the centre of it all. We have tickets for Ufizzi, Accadamia and Bargello. We intend to wander a lot and take a lot of photos.
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