OMG… just saw more than a dozen eruptions of Stromboli's volcano on our night boat tour!!! Incredible! Another wish-list item to tick off! It is one of the most continuously active volcanos in the world and an almost perfect cone. We had almost given up hope of seeing it as after garaging our car on mainland Sicily and catching a ferry to Lipari (the main island in the beautiful Aeolian Islands- Le Isole Eolie), we discovered we'd missed the season for volcano ...

After another magic sunrise, we had a nice relaxing beach day today. Little ones had a lovely time splashing about & Zac then fell asleep in the sun on my lap! The sun in italy is so different to Australia. You can be out in it nearly all day without sun screen & not get burnt. Normally I'd be like a tomato if I did it in Oz. We did a short boat tour of the local islands & some caves with vivid blue water.... Grotto Azzurro. We are so lucky with su...

All well here. We're all a bit tired from moving every few days but its so hard to slow down when there is so much wonderful stuff to see!!! A good problem to have! We are VERY keen to head to Mt Etna & see some action. Can't believe our luck ( well I hope its luck!) that is has erupted whilst we are in Sicily. We had an amazing day yesterday exploring the beautiful cliff-top town of Erice. It was full of winding cobbled streets & charm. The castle &...

Wow, yesterday we saw one of the most amazing things, we've seen and it was barely mentioned by anyone ... Scale del Turchino near Agrigento. Amazing, dazzling white chalky calcareous rock formations like layers sloping into crystal clear waters. Nerve wracking at times as Zoe and Zac kept wanting to run near the drop off but in shifts but we managed to watch the sunset & enjoy another of mother nature's masterpieces. Earlier we had visited Macalube, an area...

Yippeee, exams all done & I now have an Italian language diploma! Now...time for some celebratory vino!