No, not the weather this time but an active volcano. Today we sailed from mainland Italy to the Aeolian Islands passing around the Island of Stromboli which is an active volcano. On the way here we saw turtles and dolphins. It surprised me but there is a town on this small island. The people must get used to the idea of a volcano spewing in their back yard.
We planned on staying on one of the moorings on the NE side of the island but the sea swell would have made for a VERY uncomfortable night and the Admiral is getting tired of uncomfortable nights so we moved on. Plus we passed by the mooring and asked the price…he wanted 50 Euro to use the mooring…I don’t think so.
So legend has it there is an Aeolian triangle (similar to the Bermuda triangle). I think we experienced some of that today. We decided to anchor in a beautiful cove on the West side of Lipari Island. This side of the island is uninhabited. Our wind gauge kept going round and round. But I saw a falling star and made my wish. There is a funny Bumblebee painted on the rock walls here. We weren’t sure what to think of it. Does it mean there are lots of bees here? We didn’t see a one. What else could it mean? A very nice place to spend the night.
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