Trapani was our destination this morning. On our way there we passed flamingos grazing in the salt ponds along the coast. Salt seems to be a big industry in Trapani. We arrived to the harbour after about 45 minutes of driving. Karen had reserved a boat in advance to take the eleven of us to the Egadi Islands. Passing a prison from 300BC, the first island we stopped at …
We left Siracusa early this morning for Mazara del Vello which is on the west side of Sicily. On the way we stopped at the Valley of the Temples near Agrigento. The interior landscape of Sicily is more arid than the coast. It was more like Malta. The ruins were gorgeous. The temples are spread out over a long sloping ridge (not in a valley) connected by a wide …
We woke early and had a huge buffet breakfast on our hotel terrace in the warm sun. The Mediterranean glistened in the early morning light. We then took one last walk through the public gardens…I just had to say good bye to the parrots. Getting our luggage out of the hotel and up the stairs and hill to the car was a real workout. John managed to back the …
The cab to the airport picked Graham, John and I up at 3:45am. Even at that time, I was warm enough in just a shirt. Graham’s flight to Frankfurt and our flight to Catania, Sicily left at the same time. It was hard saying goodbye to him. The flight to Sicily was very short; under a half hour. Upon arrival, we had to wait an hour because the car rental …