The biggest excitement of the day was outside the ship. We
sailed by the active volcano, Stromboli. The captain likes to lecture over the PA so he
kept up a steady stream of facts and comments. Stromboli has almost constant small eruptions. Yes,
people live there at the base of the mountain.
At about 11 o’clock, we went through the strait between Sicily and the Italian mainland. They opened up the bow so that we
could go outside and watch the passage.
Bill was so stoked about sailing by Stromboli that he could hardly stand it.
The next big excitement was the belly dancing classes by the
Lido pool.
