Day 100. I last visited Civitavecchia in September 2011 and at that time went to Rome. This time I went to Bracciano. The countryside on the way was very pretty. When we reached Bracciano, we first went on a trip on Lake Bracciano. After we arrived at Trevignano, we reboarded the coach to return to Bracciano. When we arrived back in the town, we went to Castello Odescalchi, which is owned by a princess in Rome. The north wing is open to the public, whi...

At breakfast time we started to pass between Italy and Sicily. The mainland was on our starboard side and Sicily on our port side. Mount Etna was clearly visible. The sun was shining as I walked my mile and the temperature was 18 with a bit of a cool breeze. We passed through the Straits of Messina at lunch time. I didn't realise the mainland and the island were so close. I saw the pilot just after he disembarked. When I was playing deck quoits (los...