At Sea: Stromboli

Captain Rens brought Oosterdam to Stromboli for a bit of scenic cruising this afternoon. He even opened up the ship’s bow deck for our viewing pleasure.

After the initial approach to Stromboli, and a 360-turn to ensure everyone had a chance to see the majestic volcano rising out of the sea, Oosterdam continued around to the other side of the island. It was on this side that we saw signs of frozen lava that had made its way down the side of the mountain.

With the cloud cover rising, we also glimpsed steam coming out of the crater, and a couple of small eruptions that spurted ash through the white steam … and even one that gave us a glimpse of orange-red lava that rose through the steam only to fall back into the crater.

Surprisingly there is a strong cell signal from the island on which the volcano sits … hence this quickie footprint.Read more