Mount Etna, Sicily---What a day! To my relief, Shirish did the driving. After driving in Thera, Crete, Ithaca and Paros, it was a luxury to sit back and see the sights. From the dock, we drove the rented car up the mountain 1923 meters to a point where a cable car takes you to 2005 meters. Then you board a Unimog by Mercedes Benz (huge short buses with large wheels). At this point a guide walks you to points around several smoking craters. Shirish brought the GPS and tagged an altitude of 8000+ feet at our top hike and this is not the highes point of the mountian.
It was 48 degrees F at the top where we were, luckily we had brought jackets but to be in 3 layers in July was strange. The next day we noticed fresh snow had fallen at the top.
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| People had made rock monuments in one area |
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| It was not smoke but steam coming from the Volcano. Some vents along the path could be used to warm your hands! |
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