Hotel Residence Acquacalda
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Eat-drink-read-sleep-swim. Repeat.
... of beach in front of it that has a bit more sand, and no buoys. The concessions are all boarded up for the season which is just fine with us; we have it all to ourselves. For two hours it was just us and the empty beached boats. We stayed there for five hours and there were a total of maybe 10 people on the beach and none very near to us. Off season on this island translates to ghost town! The day had started out cool and cloudy, and the forecast was for rain ...
Pyrotechnics!
... we were doing the hard work of hiking to the crater. First order of business was a quick walk up to the hike gathering place, at Chiesa di San Vincenzo. There we rented headlamps, chose walking sticks, were provided helmets, and met our guide Mario. I cannot improve upon the description of him from the Magmatrek brochure (which I read the next day) so I will quote: “Mario Zaia was born on Lipari but arrived with the wind over 30 years ago on ...
Close Encounters of the Volcanic Kind
... Our already sharpened senses seemed enhanced by the mud. After a very short walk we reached the beach – a very long stretch of black volcanic sand. We were in a cove with three large sailboats and one fishing boat, and about ten bathers spread along at least a kilometer of beach. All of the beachside bars and hotels were closed for the season. This is really an ideal time to visit if you prefer to avoid the crowds. We swam, lay out in the ...
Saints, Soccer, and Sweets
The bunk beds on the train were reasonably comfortable and we slept reasonably well, but both woke up frequently during the night. Rob was awake when the train was transferred to the ferry, which was about 4:30am. I woke up briefly at 5am; it was surreal to look outside the windows and see that were were indeed on a boat. The ferry has two sets of train tracks on it; the other set was vacant for our ride, which made it easier to see how it works. I had felt us board the ferry but ...
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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