Time is flying by here in Taormina!
Still much to do to get the boat ready to go sailing.
We need an "impeller" for the generator which has to ordered should be here Monday.
The other sails will go on at some point during the week.
We are going through the hatches and the floats and finding bags that were corroded shut!
As we go we are making lists of the things we need.

We found a huge canvas which fits perfectly over the cockpit! Such a relief from the hot sun here. The Bimini is being remade so we were having to used a small tarp.

The boat is covered with a light layer of ash from Mt Etna ! Easy to wash off.

We've seen some HUGE yachts here, I mean we've seen some big ones in Mexico as well but seems to be more here.

We took the dingy to "town" I guess you would say? Busy place, wow! Not sure if it was because it was Saturday or it's always busy. Steady stream of cars . It's very quaint with old apartment buildings covered with beautiful wrought iron balconies filled with bright Mediterranean flowers.

The " Super Markets" are like walking into an Italian Delicatessen in Canada. Huge rounds of cheese, and all kinds of Italian meats. Bread of course. Pasta that I've only seen at specialty shops. The vegetables are fresh and very good ( I think I've mentioned the amazing tomatoes)

We still can't use the stove until we get propane, in the mean time it's cold lunches which is just great anyway.
The fridges work beautifully!

Today there's a nice breeze! That will make it a lot easier to work around the boat. I can understand why everything closes down here between 1:00-5:00 ! 🥵.

We are close to the straits of Messina which is a narrow channel between Sicily and Italy ( the boot).
The current through there are about 5k which is substantial.

Cam just found the remote control for the bow thruster - he's a happy guy. That will be very nice to have when docking.

That's it for now -
Cheers
Cam and Vikki ❤️⛵️🛵