The Burnetts arrived in Patras, Greece, this morning. We sailed first to Katakolon on a two-day passage from Lipari and were fortunate to be far away during the awful earthquake in Italy. The kids are really into Greek mythology thanks to Rick Riordan, and Homer’s Odyssey has been most relevant as we have explored the Ionian sea….
After doing a lot of touristy stuff, the Burnetts are resting in the Aeolian Islands at the moment. We started our journey at the island of Stromboli, which is essentially just one big active volcano. We timed our arrival perfectly at sunset and cruised around to the northwest side, which offers the best views of…
It is fortunate that when the time came for the Burnetts to entertain guests, they were in Sicily. Sicily did not disappoint! Without realizing it ahead of time, we all happened to be in Messina during its biggest festival of the year. This consisted of a combination of the “Parade of the Giants” (a celebration…
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