Today's stop is Sciacca. The coast is quite exposed along here so we are in the harbour. The town is above the harbour, reachable by walking up 5000 hot sunny steps. This photo was half way up. At the top of the steps is the main square. A bit empty in the late afternoon. There are many old buildings built in the 14th and 15th century. Most have had very little maintenance since then and looking a bit rough. The town is renowned for ceramics and there are these ceramic murals and ceramic shops everywhere. Unfortunately too heavy and fragile to have on the boat. A very nice town to wander around for the afternoon, and they have good ice cream. Amanda's phone says 10,000 steps today (and quite a few up actual steps). Tomorrow we plan a big day of sailing in good wind which will take us to our departure point for Malta the following day.
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Kelvin
15/7/2019 03:57:03 am
Why Malta. Why not turn right and go to Tunisia for something a bit more exotic ? I that hear Tripoli is nice at this time of the year.
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