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Eat-drink-read-sleep-swim. Repeat.
... even thunderstorms in the afternoon. But I did a little spell casting and pushed those clouds to the other side of the island; by noon we had nothing but blue sky above us and enjoyed a hot bright sunshiny day. I had purchased some fabulous house-made antipasto on our way to the bus stop, from a wonderful older woman in a little market shop. As I was paying for my fruit I had spotted a beautiful large ceramic bowl filled with glorious antipasto; she filled a bag for ...
Pyrotechnics!
... get away quickly, crossed legs might cause us to stumble forward to a fiery end. Feeling adequately instructed and ever so slightly nervous, we began the final ascent at 6:15. Sure enough, as we rounded the bend we heard a warning boom from the heart of the mountain, which I felt with the souls of my feet. Seconds later the rightmost of the three craters welcomed us to Stromboli’s peak with an amazing show: one vent exploded in fiery red-orange sparks ...
Close Encounters of the Volcanic Kind
... I did a bit of beach yoga. Nothing stabilizes a balance pose quite like the complete contact with the earth provided by bare feet and sand. At 4:00 we rinsed off and headed towards the port to meet our boat. Before returning to Lipari we were given a guided tour of some dramatic rock formations and caves. We arrived back on Lipari at 5pm. As we walked back through Marina (look up name) and mixed with people who had not so recently spend time in ...
Saints, Soccer, and Sweets
... seemed to be just 5 or 6 up through young teens. One goal was demarcated by two folding chairs; the other by two backpacks. The game was exceedingly spirited, including an exchange of insults and gesticulating between an 8ish kid and an 12ish kid playing on the same team. I suspect they were brothers. It culminated in the older kid literally kicking the younger one in the behind. That seemed to settle it and the game continued. We chose one of Diana’s recommended restaurants, ...
The most active volcano in the world
... vines. They left mostly for Australia.
Visually the village is just like the iconic greek images. Stark white and sea blue as they were originally a greek island at some time. The fishing nets are a red coral colour though, and I'm sure there is a reason for this.
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