Sicily and The Aeolian Islands

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ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Sicily and the Aeolian Islands</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> - We were able to see Stromboli and we hjiked up Vulcano in the Aeolian Islands.  we also visited Mt. Etna in Sicily.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="669744c0.jpg" border=0 width="372" height="332" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="6687a4c0.png" border=0 width="378" height="332" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>A Google Earth View of Volcano in the Aeolians, Itlay </B></div> <div> The summit, <A HREF="http://boris.vulcanoetna.com/VULCANO.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://boris.vulcanoetna.com/VULCANO.htm"><U>Gran Cratere</U></A>, is 500 meters above sea level.  We hiked to the top and had a teriffic view of the area.</div> <div> We anchored off the island for about 3 days.  The odor of sulphur permeated everything.  When we got to Turkey in the fall we noticed that our chain was rather corroded.  That was from being in the waters off Volcano.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> Interactive Volcano Map of Italy </div> <bR> <div> The map below was taken from <A HREF="http://boris.vulcanoetna.com/Italiahome.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://boris.vulcanoetna.com/Italiahome."><U>http://boris.vulcanoetna.com/Italiahome.html</U></A></div> <div> The names shown below are<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#CC0000" FACE="Arial" > active links</FONT> to more information for each volcano. </div> <div> There are some neat movie clips of the eruption of Mt. 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