Adventures to the top!

Ann, we went to the top of this volcano 2 times, unfortunately each time it was more than an adventure, once our camera was stolen, and the second time we almost lost our life without breaks. But the trip was surely worth it and so are the memories!

Tammy, this is a place we never forget...when we hear in the Italian news it has erupted we have that special connection, and our prayers go out.

John, there is a lot to see, perhaps I'll post more.

Josh, do go...it will be special!

Roger, Even our summer home is in the moutons, and we have seen special things there, ike our heads in the couds!

Debbie, I have other special locations we've been to...remember my husband was born ther, so we don't always go the travelers route.

Ginny, The other family in the photo, is my husbands best friend, his wife is like a sitter to me. We live ther like the natives and not like a tourist, and thats the best part!

Valerie, My son cried the whole time, he thought we would die, that was nothing compared to the car ride home without breaks! LOL

David, go to Italy, its worth the trip...wait till I show you some more pictures!

Connie, Thanks, you should see the water...bluer than blue!

Thanks Laura, there is also a place they call Aqua Caldo...hot sulfer water to soak in...I'll have to post about that when I locate my photos!

Thanks Susan, there are so many places we can journey while blogging in the Rain!

Susan, imagine how we feel when finding out that after we visited this volcano that it has erupted again. It is a very active one but fortunately not to the degree of previous distraction, however I'd never live in a town that is near one!

Valerie, I do hope you go, Sicily is different from other parts of Italy.

MY Car Story, First off, my husband always likes having the BEST cars. We had an sporty Alfa Romeo that most of the locals admired. We kept it in Italy and had it serviced every year before we came. But this year things were not normal.

As we were coming down the mountain of Mt Etna, there were twists and turns in the road, suddenly, my husband remarked, "I have no breaks!" We went dead silent listening to the sound of his foot pumping the breaks to try to control the car. When we finally got to the bottom we stopped at a gar station. We had friends with us in a separate car, they said I looked like a ghost when they saw me. Would you believe they took a plastic bag, a grocery bag, (those cost a nickel there), and tied it somewhere under the hood and said we were good to go. We made it home fine.

After we got back my husband had the problem fixed and that was fine until a week later when going down another curvy road, we lost our power steering. My hair really turned grey after that and I refused to go out. So we sold the car after that, and got a rental!

Sussie, I've been there three times and I will go again... it is breathtaking!