20th September.

A couple of storms blew through in the night but by morning it was much calmer. We decided to head for the Aeolian islands. Vulcano was the nearest and was reached it in time for a late lunch. We then went ashore to walk up the volcano of Vulcano. A sulphurous smell lies over the island and we trudged up on black sand and lava to reach the crater rim. The view over the harbour was magnificent. In the distance we could see Stromboli with an active volcano marked by the stream of smoke emanating from its top.