The Amazing Aeolian Islands

What a wonderful treat the Aeolian Islands were! Sometimes called the Lipari Islands for the largest of the seven islands in the volcanic archipelago, this cluster of beautiful islands sits just north of Sicily. This Sicilian archipelago happens to be a UNESCO World Heritage Site because it has been so important to the study of […]

Breaking in the New Season

Thanks to Conor for the clever post title. 😉 I may have jinxed us with my previous post “Let Season 3 Begin!” by claiming how our first couple of days out were fabulous. We have seen our fair share of challenges in the week since then, but at least we’re working them out before we […]

Spring in Sicily

Before I get too far ahead in our new season, I need to jot down all the random things we’ve done in the last few months so I don’t forget them. Here’s what we were up to while in Licata… 1) Graduation – The biggest reason I’ve been far behind in my blog posting so […]

The Experience of a Lifetime

The “Greatest Sports” award goes out to my dad and our dear family friend, Jeffrey. We had the best laid plans to share some nice parts of Sicily and then Malta with them. However, as they quickly learned, the weather dictates everything about boat life. It was extremely unfortunate that during their nine nights with […]

Falling in love with Sicily

I’ll admit I wasn’t initially completely enamored with Sicily. We were here for about three weeks before embarking on our five-week USA land tour. We returned afterwards for a little over a week before we took off again to Ireland. This time we were treated to the company of our daughter, Laura, as she came […]

Getting to know Sicily

We’ve only scratched the surface of Sicily, but we had a great week of exploration when our dear friends, Pei-San and Daniel, came to visit all the way from Texas. We were thrilled to have them aboard and enjoyed exploring what Sicily has to offer. We collected Pei-San and Daniel in Palermo, Sicily’s largest city […]