Pantelleria

Lake of Venus, behind me....

Porto di Pantelleria
June 4, 2014

Today we made our first excursion into the island. Maggie wanted to go to the Lake of Venus.  It is a lake in the caldera of an extinct volcano and was formed about 16,000 years ago.  And we are very happy that it was.

It is noteworthy for its mud baths and mineral-rich thermal waters.  After being virtually cooped up in the boat for the past week after leaving MdiR, it felt great to put on the ole banana hammock and go for a little splash after having a spa-worthy mud bath.  And believe me that even a sulphur-smelly mud bath was bound to improve the state of my hygiene.  Beyond that the scenery was beautiful and we practically had the whole lake to ourselves.

Strolling along the beach 

Good scrub in the mud pit

And bake for half an hour

Another day or so here in the settled weather will give us a chance to explore the island a little more and get us ready to move on to Africa.  (I love saying that!)

Branko