Saturday, June 15th - the alarm went off at 4AM and we had our anchor up and headed out of the harbor at Giardini Naxos (near Taormina) at 4:50AM. Fortunately it was starting to get light around the edges so we could easily see the other boats in the anchorage. This passage will be about 14 hours and in looking at the weather forecast it could be a pleasant one or it could have a few hours of exciting winds coming down the Strait of Messina. We wanted to leave early in order to arrive in our next port during daylight, but it also was to try to beat the worse of the winds if they do materialize. It is funny how as a sailboat you want wind, but we want it from the right direction
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