Today was AMAZING! Possibly one of the best days of the summer!!
It was our optional tour out to the Aeolian/Iolian Islands...which wasn't an optional, it was included. So, we went out to Lipari in our own private boat...yeah....Sun was a shining... good stuff. So we wandered around Lipari, soaked up the sun and enjoyed this gorgeous island. Then, back on the boat for lunch and a tour of some smaller islands, including Stromboli - the active volcano island. The water surrounded these islands is about the most beautiful turquoise blue I've ever seen.
Our last stop of the day was Vulcana, where they have an infamous sulfer springs to bathe in and a black beach for sunbathing. I guess all the ash from the volcanos rains down on the beach and turns the sand black. So, was pretty excited to see this place - the sulfer springs stunk like gross rotten eggs. Well, then Guiseppe thows a curve ball at us and tells us that instead of chillin' on the beach, we could rent scooters and go around the island....HELL YEAH!!
So, with about 9 friends and our 2 guides, we all rented ATV's and went up to the top of this gorgeous island - could even see Etna in the background from one point and could see all the islands we had just seen earlier that day from the other side.!! IT WAS AWESOME!!! Had to be about the funnest (yes, I used funnest) day ever. What would have added would have been if we went off-roading a bit. Having the Sicilian sun and wind ripping through my hair and burning my skin....yeah, it was awesome!!!
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