Capella in the Med

09 October 2012
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20 September 2012
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12 August 2012 | Southward bound

Volcano 2

20 September 2012
Next day we decided to be tourists. Having done the mudbaths 15 years ago and only recently got rid of smell I decided to give them a miss. We rented a "vehicle" - see picture and drove around the island going to all the different viewpoints. The fit ones (Bob and Catherine) climbed the steep path to the crater whilst Isabel rested her dodgy knee and did the water taxi bit. The swimming was excellent - with goggles you could see the sulphurous rocks and the bubbles of hot water escaping and then feel the hot water. There were still lots of fish... A fisherman drove round the anchorage holding up a tuna trying to sell it - 15 euro a kilo..
Whilst gently watching the world go by a huge British sailing yacht "Hamilton 11" anchored up quite close to us. We googled her and found that that she was a charter boat with a crew of 6, plasma screen TV etc and was a snip at a mere £53,000 per week! They didn't stay long - I think the punters didn't like the smell!
Up early (yet again) to try to sail to the tiny island of Filicudi - this involved sailing around Lipari and Salina. With mostly very light winds we did quite well and arrived in the harbour of Porto Filicudi at around 4.30pm. We declined the offer of a buoy at 40 euro and anchored off for the night.


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Vessel Name: Capella
Crew: Bob and Isabel Joce

Gibraltar to Sicily 2012

Who: Bob and Isabel Joce