Seeing an active Volcano - Stromboli
Buesnel
Mon 6 Jul 2009 21:00
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We decided to take an organised trip to see
Stromboli - the active volcano in the Aeolian Islands that erupts every 20
minutes. The boat trip took us from Lipari to Panarea for a swim and lunch and
then on to Stromboli.
The walk up to the volcano involves walking up
nearly 1km vertical and takes about 3 hours. You can only do it as part of an
organised trip with guides. The walk up starts about 17.30 (once the main heat
of the day is over, although still hot!) You then walk up and when you get to
the top look down into two craters that bubble away and puff out steam, molten
rocks and smoke and then about every 20 minutes fire off an imnpressive eruption
throwing molten magma high into the air with lots of heat and light. You then
climb down in the dark with head torches on. The decent is mucjh quicker as you
are almost sand skiing down on the very fine volcanic ash - every step down
you slide a couple of feet.
Clive, Jack and Vicks climbed - it was too much for
Harry and William so Susie stayed at the beach in Stromboli and then saw some of
the eruptions from off the island on the boat.
It was a really great day out - we were all a bit
tired - both after the walk and also wrriving back at after 1am.
 Island of Panarea
 Panarea waterfront
 Coastline off Panarea
 The family on the tour boat (!)
 Approaching Stromboli
 Clive and Jack on the path up to the top of
Stromboli
 Clive and Jack half way up, Stromboli town and
waterfront in the distance
 Clive and Jack at the top of Stromboli
(960m)
 Vicks at the top of Stromboli (picture sepcially
for Helly!)
 The group watching over the Stromboli craters as
the sun goes down
 Stromboli erupting
 The cloud of sulphorous smoke after the
eruption
 Meanwhile William was on the beach with Mummy
getting black feet in the volcanic ash
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