Volcano cruising - Italy

[Roberto]

Do any of you have suggestions to where to go, and good places to see close up action if any?

Stromboli may need some creative anchoring techniques: the sea bottom is very steep and it is not unknown for anchored boats to be found slowly drifting away from the coast with 70m of chain hanging off the bow

Otherwise, a recent addition to Pompei marvels: a very well preserved thermopolium, the "ancestor" of fast-food, where people could buy street food
Exceptionally well-preserved snack bar unearthed in Pompeii

 

[Tony Cross]

Stromboli may need some creative anchoring techniques: the sea bottom is very steep and it is not unknown for anchored boats to be found slowly drifting away from the coast with 70m of chain hanging off the bow

We had the same problem at Vulcano. As we motored slowly in to the anchorage there, the depth went 70m, 70m, 70m ,70m, 5m!

 

[Clancy Moped]

For Etna we used Port of Etna - Marina di Riposto it was close enough to get covered in ash.

 

[Barbaria]

A short update. We didn’t get to see Pompeii no answer from most of marinas, and som was just to darn expensive.
Anchoring to risky with the winds at the time, so we have to see if we can do this later sadly.

We did go to Ischia and Volcano and bath in the hot springs there, very interesting and fun.
Stromboli did give us some anchoring challenges but we got it to stick eventually. Sadly a cloud layer covered the top when we sailed around before sunup. Etna is still undone.


No fireworks for us


Fascinating flora on Stromboli


Vulcano anchorage

 

[Hooligan]

We were in the Aeolians about a week ago. Steamed past Stromboli at circa 5am and saw a great eruption. Chose not to anchor in Volcano where most go but across on the southern tip of Lipari. Only boat there overnight and very calm.

 

[Barbaria]

We were in the Aeolians about a week ago. Steamed past Stromboli at circa 5am and saw a great eruption. Chose not to anchor in Volcano where most go but across on the southern tip of Lipari. Only boat there overnight and very calm.

You where more lucky than us..
We stopped one night at Milazzese Bay on Isola Panarea after Stromboli.
Passed the western tip of sicily and anchored in fabulous bay outside Macari.

 

[Hooligan]

You where more lucky than us..
We stopped one night at Milazzese Bay on Isola Panarea after Stromboli.
Passed the western tip of sicily and anchored in fabulous bay outside Macari.

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Fantastic picture. I assume the drone made it back to the boat. If i could ever figure out how to post pictures from my photo album I would send you the picture of our Stromboli blast!! Ps I hope you visited the Egadi Islands. My favorite place in Sicily.

 

[Hooligan]

 

[Hooligan]

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[Barbaria]

Wow we did not see any such blast.
Yes the drone made it this time