Lipari in the Aeolin Islands
Buesnel
Wed 1 Jul 2009 19:07
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38:28.15N 14:57.05E
We sailed (motored actually only 4 knots of wind)
through the night from Amalfi to Lipari in the Aeolian Islands. A first forn the
family and the longest single passage of 140nms. Jack had gone to bed at about
11pm when suddenly we had a visit from our old friends we have non seen for a
while - Dolphins. Harry and William were well asleep but Jack was not so I got
him up to the bow to see 3 Dolphins playing in thier normal way - this time you
could see them in the moonlight. Jack was very excited (as we always are). The
next morning at 630am we had another visit so I rushed down to get Harry up but
the time I got them on deck they just saw the fins disappearing behind the boat.
Hopefully we can see then again soon.
We arrived safetly (although Vicks and I were tired
as up all night sailing and Susan was tired as did not really sleep, boys fine
as all slept!) at about 11am. It is lovely here - again very clear
water seems quiet. Apparently Abramovich and Gates visit here most years in
their mega yachts.
We went for a Pizza overlooking the bay and a swim
off the beach just next to the yacht. The next morning we got up early for a
Ringo ride on the flat water. This is hard work in Daddy and Wacky but the boys
love it.
A friend of Vicks owns a nice hotel here so we
decided to have a night of the boat and some time by a pool . We arrived by
boat (Wacky the tender) and tied her up for the duration at the rocks
below the hotel and the came home on her again - what fun.
While at the hotel we made use of the pool and the
older boys (Jack, Harry and Daddy) were doing 'flips', dives and
jumps of the diving boards .
We had a drink and dinner in Lipari town (very
pretty) and a nice meal. Then the joys of a large still bed...
Harry has now caught just about everything in his
crab net, a large (horrible!) eel, lots of fish, lots of things with
shells we dont know what and some small crabs. At some point it will need
clearing out !!
We are going out for a day with a local fisherman
on his boat tomorrow to see beaches, visit grottos and hopefully catch some
fish! We are then planning to visit (and climb) Stromboli on Saturday.
We maybe able to fit in a dive on
Saturday..
We like it here
 Pizza overlooking the bay at Lipari (eXhilarance is
just out of sight on the left side of the picture)
 The boys off the rocks at the bottom of the castle
in Lipari (eXhilarance is one of the boats across the bay)
 eXhilarance moored up at Lipari
 The morning Ringo ride for Jack and Harry, Daddy
driving Wacky (for once, usually Jack these days) in the foreground
 The family and Vicks in the square in Lipari
town
 A drink in Lapari town
 The boys
 Our hotel Carasco (from the rocks and small boat
dock below)
 Wacky tied up at the small boat dock (picture
tacken from the swimming pool terrace)
 The hotel pool
 Even Daddy had to partake in the 'flip' challnege.
This was actually a picture captured from video - all worked out by
Jack
 Harry fliping (again Jack worked this out from
video)
 View across the bay. In the diatance is
Stromboli
 Harry crab net now full of things - not sure I
want to clear it out!
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