Really the 14th September

Of course yesterday's blog should have been the 13th.

The night was quiet but a bit rolly. After breakfast we went ashore and eventually found ourselves in Taormina. We wandered through the crowded pedestrian streets lined with smart shops. A taxi took as to the small town higher up the mountain where we had lunch. Back in Taormina we had time to see the Greek theatre before heading to Etna. What an incredible sight it is. A huge area of old lava dotted with craters all sitting on a huge magma collection some 12 km below the surface. At nearly 2,000 metres above sea level we were warmly dressed as we watched the sun set over the rugged, barren, lava desert.