In our previous blog we walked among the dead in the Capuchin Catacombs, ate pastries made with centuries old recipes from the nun’s of Saint Catherine Monastery and visited stunningly beautiful churches. Now we rush through the narrow streets to our meeting point for the “evening street food tour”. The first glims of our meeting […]
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In our previous post we sailed from Cefalù to Palermo, strolled around Vucciria market, spend almost a day in Palermo Cathedral and had a Michelin star dinner at MEC restaurant. Today we get up early for a 3 km city hike towards the Catacombe dei Cappuccini. Entrance building of the Capuchin cemetery. The cemetery of
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When we traveled the Med from West to East, we sailed past Sicily along the South coast. (https://www.twobatsea.com/skimming-past-italy/). Now, 4 years later and traveling in the opposite direction we sail along the North coast. In the previous blog we left the Aeolian Islands and sailed to interesting and touristy Cefalù. On Sep 18 we continued
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In our previous post we visited Stromboli town, sailed back to Lipari island, explored Lipari Castello and positioned the boat for the crossing to Sicily. On Sep 16, 2023 we had a perfect Easterly to take us on a leisurely broad reach to Cefalù, Sicily. A relaxed captain on watch, playing his guitar, while the
In the previous post we sailed through the Messina Strait between Italy and Sicily towards Vulcano Island where we climbed Gran Cratère. We continued to Stromboli volcano and witnessed a nighttime eruption. Today we take the dinghy ashore to visit Stromboli town. A major Stromboli landmark San Vincenzo is the islands’ main church. There are
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Sailing North through the Messina Strait, the narrow passage between mainland Italy and Sicily, requires a bit of planning since it is one of the few areas in the Med where the tides can cause strong currents (up to 4 kns at springs). We have no tide tables for Messina but according to the pilot
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In Menorca we waited for stable weather for the 230 miles sail to Malfatano in the South of Sardinia. The Tramontana wind blows from the South of France in South Easterly direction along the coast of Sardinia and on to Sicily. Too much wind and the swell gets uncomfortable. Too less and the sailing is
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