After only three hours of sleep I popped out of bed showered and was in the lobby by 5:30. No sign of Tim or Steve. Therefore, I knocked on Steve’s door he got up and said he would be down in a few minutes. Tim never answered his door. We got on the transit and headed to the boat. We slept most of the way got in to the port of Pozzallo around 8AM or so. Hooped on the tour bus and started our journey. We stopped in Pozzallo for a quick bite then headed to Taormina. The bus ride was two to three hours long. An hour into the ride we could start to see Mt. Etna. It is much bigger than I thought. 3,500 Meter high (10,000 Feet). It was starting to get a bit hazy, which spoiled the view, some. Taormina is on the northern coast of Sicily on a cliff overlooking the Med. We got off and had an option to go to the selected restaurant with the group or do our own thing. Steve and I decided to go at it on our own. We went into a side café for a slice of Sicilian pizza and a beer. We headed down the cliff to check out the views . We stumbled across the Giardino Trevelyan Gardens. Awesome views and great picture taken sights. We walked back to the bus and were early so we headed back to the café and ordered another round of beers. The Roman ruins were in the opposite direction that we went. Therefore, that will be another trip. We got back on the bus and headed to Mt. Etna. It was an hour or so drive. We started up the switchbacks and the terrain slowly turned into lava rock. We made in to the ground station where we were given many options. Steve and I took the lift up to the summit. It was 27€, not worth the trip. We headed back down and hit a few souvenir shops then got back on the bus. Head back to the boat, which took a few hours. We arrived at the hotel around midnight.
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