Zulu - Mount Etna facts

Mount Etna facts

Zulu

Mike West

Sun 14 Jun 2015 17:54

19/06/2015

Mount Etna:

Type of volcano: Stratovolcano

Age of the rock: 350,000 – 500,000 years old

Last eruption: May 16th 2015 (Mount Etna was smoking when we climbed up the volcano).

Height: 3,350 m

Area: 1,190 km2

Mountain range: Nebrodi

Position: East coast of Sicily

Coordinates: 37:45.3N 14:59.7E

Biggest eruption: 1669 – killed 20,000 people! one year some people prayed

really hard for the lava to not hit the villages, and the lava stopped at a church!

The people call this the miracle as it was amazing for them.

Blog Entries

2015

Jul 2015

Fri 24 Jul 10:50
Sun 19 Jul 20:05
Tue 14 Jul 14:19
Thu 9 Jul 08:02
- What a busy day
- What a busy day
Tue 7 Jul 12:49
Fri 3 Jul 12:23
- Nisos Ay Nikolas
Wed 1 Jul 12:12
- Gouvia to AY Stefanos
- Leaving Govia Marina

Jun 2015

Mon 29 Jun 13:05
- Back and forth to the chandeliers
Sun 28 Jun 13:01
- Our 1st time at the playground
Sat 27 Jun 13:02
- Gouvia Marina
Fri 26 Jun 13:03
- Sailng from the anchorage to corfu
- N Erikousa to Kalami
- Italy to N. Erikousa
Thu 25 Jun 13:04
- Catrin's third bithday!
Wed 24 Jun 13:02
- Our first walk in the town in Greece
- Trip from volcano to messina strates
Mon 22 Jun 12:56
- The Mussolini stairs
Sun 21 Jun 12:57
- Santa Maria - to the rescue!!!
- Crotone to Santa Maria di Leuca
- Rocell Ionica to Crotone
- Riposto to Italy Mainland Rocella Ionica
Thu 18 Jun 12:57
- The mountains
- Going into the mountains
Wed 17 Jun 12:59
- The trip to Crotone - Italy's mainland
Mon 15 Jun 11:03
- Taormina to Riposto
Sun 14 Jun 17:55
- Chris and Gaye come to the boat.
- Mount Etna facts
- climbing up Mont Etna
- Going to an new anchorage in Sicily
Fri 12 Jun 15:01
- Back to Sicily via Messina Straits
- The mud baths - Vulcano
Thu 11 Jun 17:50
- Mount Stromboli Facts.
- The black beach from a volcano -Stromboli
Wed 10 Jun 17:45
- The Volcanos - The Aeolian Islands
Tue 9 Jun 17:56
- Arriving in Palermo
Mon 8 Jun 08:00
- Arriving in Sicily - Trapani
Fri 5 Jun 08:01
- Cagliari to Villasimius (Still Sardinia)
Tue 2 Jun 05:43
- a really great day in Caglari
- The very busy day- Meeting little Carlo
- the blue goldline
Mon 1 Jun 08:01
- The flamingo bike ride - Cagliari

May 2015

Thu 28 May 04:39
- Cagliari (Pronounced: Cayayie)
Wed 27 May 07:25
- Villasimius
Tue 26 May 04:38
- Sailing to Porto Corallo
Mon 25 May 07:33
- Arbatax
Sun 24 May 05:38
- Catching two fish - La Calletta
Sat 23 May 07:59
- Sailing to Portisco from Bandinghi
- Santa Maria Navarasse to Porto Bandinghi
Fri 22 May 05:38
- To Porto Cervo again!
Mon 18 May 07:30
- Walking up through the town.
- Santa Maria Navarasse -
Sun 17 May 11:33
- Grandma and Grandad come to the boat!!
Fri 15 May 11:33
- Santa Maria Navarrese
Thu 14 May 11:36
- Santa Maria Navarasse - Wash day
Wed 13 May 11:31
- Sailing to Santa Maria Navarasse
Tue 12 May 11:29
- Porto Brandinchi beach / anchorage
Mon 11 May 07:36
- Going to the beach in Porto Brandinchi
Sun 10 May 10:27
- Olbia- Boat work -9th May
Sat 9 May 11:05
- Oblia
- Fw: Sailing to Porto Cervo
Thu 7 May 10:21
- Castelsrado to Capo Testa - an anchorage
Wed 6 May 10:30
- sailing from the beach off Fornelli to Castelsardo
Tue 5 May 17:11
- Going to shore in the Dingy- Fornells
Sat 2 May 13:06
- Arriving in Sardinia - Stintino
Fri 1 May 13:05
- Catching a fish whilst Sailing to Sardinia - Italy.

Apr 2015

Thu 30 Apr 13:00
- Going into town- Mahon
- Shopping in Mahon in Menorca for the big sail to Sardina in Italy
Tue 28 Apr 08:44
- Building my Airfix car model on homework day
Mon 27 Apr 15:26
- Ciudadela to Bahia de Fornells
- Looking around in Minorca and washing day
Sun 26 Apr 11:11
- First time Barracuda fishing
Sat 25 Apr 12:16
- Mallorca to Ciudadela -Menorca
- Fishing
- Formentoror to Puerto de Bonaire(Cocodrilo)
Thu 23 Apr 09:12
- Puerto de Soller to Isle de Formentor
Wed 22 Apr 08:38
- Sailing to Soller
Mon 20 Apr 17:22
- R.E More man over board and back to Adraitx
Sun 19 Apr 08:30
- Swimming off the back of the boat.
Sat 18 Apr 12:33
- Adraitx to Santa Ponca anchorage
Fri 17 Apr 07:54
- Driving to shore in the dingy.
Thu 16 Apr 12:36
- R.E looking around the play ground
- Santa Eulalia to Puerto de Andraix (Mallorca)
Wed 15 Apr 12:03
- Last day at Santa Eulalia
Tue 14 Apr 16:31
- My Blog
Sun 12 Apr 10:18
- The out side swimming pool
Sat 11 Apr 08:30
- Molly and Archie arrive
Fri 10 Apr 07:17
- The bigest waves ever
Thu 9 Apr 16:39
- Shopping in Santa Eulalia
- Looking around at Santa Eularia
Wed 8 Apr 12:18
- Ibiza town to Santa Eulalia
Mon 6 Apr 08:49
- Formentera to Ibiza town.
Sun 5 Apr 11:08
- Going to the beach
Fri 3 Apr 09:27
- The beach- Formentera
Thu 2 Apr 11:30
- San Antonio to Prte Roig
Wed 1 Apr 12:46
- Ibiza - Cala Badella - on the beach
- Marira to Ibiza
- Mint lounge cafe- San Antonio- Ibiza
- San Antonio - Ibiza

Mar 2015

Tue 31 Mar 06:53
- Marira to Ibiza
Mon 30 Mar 15:33
- Ibiza- Cala Badella
Sat 28 Mar 09:20
- Looking around Moraira.
Fri 27 Mar 09:55
- Alicante to Moraira
Thu 26 Mar 10:14
- Film
Wed 25 Mar 10:10
- First time Barracuda fishing
Tue 24 Mar 07:45
- Alacanta to Torrevieja (No more Romans!)
Sat 21 Mar 07:38
- Romans, Romans and more Romans
Fri 20 Mar 18:41
- Cartagena- Romans and more Romans
Thu 19 Mar 10:48
- The trip to the museum. By Katie
- Cartagena
Tue 17 Mar 06:58
- Aguilia to Cartagena
Sun 15 Mar 18:23
- Garrucha to Aguilas
Sat 14 Mar 18:22
- Almerimar to Garrucha
- Garrucha
Fri 13 Mar 08:25
- Marina de Este to Amlerimar
Thu 12 Mar 08:41
- Benalmedina to Marina del Este
Tue 10 Mar 09:13
- Gibraltar to Estepona
Sat 7 Mar 14:52
- Glass Blowing
Thu 5 Mar 15:44
- Harry's Birthday
Mon 2 Mar 10:48