We continued on along the coast after a slow start in Marzememi. We had walked into the village in the morning to get a better look in daylight and to…

The sirocco blew for 3 days and on the 4th day we set sail for Taormina – back down the Messina Straits. After our day in Palermo we had been…

We are safely moored in Marina Nettuno in Milazzo as last night the sirocco began. Huge thunder and lightning, flooding rain and gale force winds. The weather will be unsettled…

We have spent two days in Milazzo – housekeeping and refuelling and collecting Francis and Laurie. Fi and Sandie left us here and headed for Rome after a few delightful…

We left Stromboli and made our way across to Salina. It lies behind , north of Lipari. All these islands ( volcanoes) are close together with 10 miles or so…