Andy was second in the queue at 8.45 am to go up Etna to 2,900 m via cable car (15 mins) , 4x4 Jeep ride and group guide - 64€ in total. Andy walked around 2 new craters which had appeared during the 2002 eruption.
I stayed at base camp and wandered around the souvenir shops, everyone v friendly. Andy enjoyed the trip and walked around 2 craters formed when the mountain last erupted in 2002.
Left at mid day.
Drove through the stunning Mt Etna national park and through precipitously perched hill top towns overlooking deep ravines and dry gorges, everything very green, took several hours.
We drove to Agricampeggio Alessandra, a camp site on the coast near Torrenova, and on the edge of a derelict industrial zone; we spotted a herd of goats kept on one site grazing the tufty areas of a closed down factory .We swam from the campsite beach at sunset .Our own toilet , new modern shower block, unlimited warm water , everything spotlessly clean, access to stony beach ( swim shoes needed ) a quiet small campsite , access to own drinking water and grey water drainage, 18€ per night , 3rd night , special offer €5 only .We really liked this site, Alessandra who makes olive oil and jam, spoke English well and had a GSOH ( you prefer butter to olive oil ?)
Bungalows on same site were built 2 years ago and only cost 400€ per month in the winter season and 270€ for a campervan per month, sorely tempted ..,.
Maybe you'll be going for a month next winter then?! Check out the heating first...?
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