To Etna

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7 May 2008

We gave the van a much needed thorough cleanout and then said goodbye to Maria who gave us a leaving present of 2 lemons, 2 limes and 4 oranges from her orchard. A pleasant lunch overlooking the sea at Noto Marina followed only slightly marred by the amount of rubbish on the beach.

We then made tracks for Etna in readiness for our planned expedition up the mountain the following day. Unfortunately as we drew nearer it started raining and our hearts sank. However there were a few breaks in the cloud and we were able to get a few glimpses of the snow capped summit. Undeterred we arrived at the telecabine car park at Refugio Sapienza where we spent a fairly cold night at 1,900m, a record for the van.

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