A Day in Lipari

The sun was up today when we awoke, and I was hopeful we'd be able to go on our initial itinerary, but it looked like we were still leaving the island tonight so we wouldn't get caught in the storm. Apparently, they've cancelled all the bots tomorrow, so it was the right call to leave this afternoon.

In the meantime, we were able to go on a short boat ride in the morning to see more of Lipari, as well as parts of Volcano Island. The volcano on Volcano Island is also active (like Stromboli), so we did get to see an active volcano, albeit not up close. As there were recent eruptions, we were also not allowed to hike on it. The scenery otherwise was gorgeous, everything you'd expect in the Mediterranean, and a nice relaxing morning.

Right after the boat ride, a couple of us got dropped off at a trail head to get a little hiking in before meeting the rest of the group on their van tour of the island. Definitely great to stretch the legs and get some beautiful views of Panarea and Stromboli as well. The hike itself was pretty easy, one small slope and the rest flat and downhill. It was probably the most "trail" trail I've been on this trip. The downhill section was rocky and the path literally cut through the bush as you almost had to move the vegetation apart to go forward. A fun little adventure and we got to check out the beach in Aquacalda.

Couple of nice viewpoints on the drive to wrap up our day, including a spot where you could see five of the Aeolian islands lined up in the horizon. Despite not being to visit Stromboli, we were grateful for the nice weather and having been able to see something.

Tonight, we stayed in Milazzo at Hotel La Bussola, a last minute change. Compare to the other 4 star hotel from Palermo, this was really nice. Just a simple dinner nearby, including my first tiramisu in Italy (delicious!), tomorrow, Taormina! Fingers crossed the rain stays away, especially since we also have to make it into Catania. There's been reports of flooding and deaths the past few days, so we'll just have to see.Baca lagi