30 Sept 2008 Ky and Liam opted for a quiet day at the apartment, while Joseph and I headed for Mount Etna. We'd thought Liam wouldn't like the climbing, but as it turned out he could have come along. Following some fairly easy signposting, even through a labyrinth of little streets in a number of small towns, Joseph and I were soon driving up the side of the mountain. We really were in luck today: the clouds cleared and gave me an excellent view of the summit on the way up. Now, a little word of advice: I'd become accustomed to interpreting Italian signs with their english equivalents, and many of the words are derived from common backgrounds alt = halt, stazione = station, tutti = total. The literal translations of course don't always work, for
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