LICATA/POZZALLO/SIRACUSA/CATANIA

Provisioning at the corner supermarket was a priority before continuing.  I was even able to get a haircut and pedicure.  Our goal is to arrive in Corfu, Greece before the 12th of June because Gaby's sister, Christa is arriving for a visit.

Pozzallo is a commercial harbour without a marina so we anchored just off shore for one night and continued the next morning to Siracusa.  
The city is remembered for it's Greek history and as the birthplace of the mathematician Archimedes.

This marina is very open to the outside larger water and since the winds had been very strong for several days the swell in the marina made for a very uncomfortable night.   We decided to relocate to the other side of the city in an anchorage.  "Good Choice Captains".

With a good wind forecast we lifted anchor (50 meters full of serious mud had to hosed off); sails set and off we go. The stiff off-shore breeze allowed us to have a very memorable high speed sail into Catania harbour, the Nautico Etneo marina right in the heart of the old city centre.

View from Cockpit, Catania

fish market, Catania

veggie market, Catania

meat market, Catania

With a new cruise ship docking daily, the city is full of tour buses running every 1/2 hour.  Catania is a beautiful city with a history of two catastrophic earthquakes and several volcanic eruptions from Mt. Etna. It is one of the most active volcanoes in the world.  The fertile soil supports Sicily's huge agricultural economy. Their daily market here is unbelievable.