Last night we had the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to view an erupting volcano off the coast of Italy, at Stromboli. We passed by it around 12:30am, the captain (bless his little Italian heart), detoured the ship so we could see it. I hope I got some great pictures, but night pictures are difficult, even with a tripod and a remote shutter release, both of which I used tonight. The volcano was incredible, though. Red glowing lava was flowing down its side in three distinct trails, and a plume of glowing red smoke hung above it in the air just the way that rocks don’t.
Stromboli Volcano erupting at night
The captain also took a short detour by his home town and blew the horn about a dozen times just to let everyone know he “made it”. The lights on the shore are always pretty, but we missed most of them tonight as we were purchasing some beautiful artwork from Park West auctions. I think we stretched ourselves out a little, but we got some amazing stuff, and we’ll be very happy with it.
Off the coast of Italy at night:
We also visited Naples, Pompeii, Sorrento, and Positano. I’ll have more to write about them later, but for now, enjoy these pictures.
Positano art shot
Pompeii from outside
A Street in Pompeii
Rome is tomorrow, talk to you again soon!
Well, if the hotel I’m staying in has free Internet access, anyway. We’re flying home in two days and can hardly believe it’s almost over. But once again, there’s a point in every vacation where you start to wish you were back at home, and we’re certainly approaching that point now. As fun as it’s been, we’ll be glad to be home and back in the every day rut of our miserably boring lives.