The weeks that followed were just as wonderfully rich in content as you dream of when you leave - new places, new views and constantly new impressions. The sun was usually with us and the heat crept up, but out at sea the wind cooled down nicely, like a really nice summer day at home in Sweden.
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On the second leg of our journey around Sicily, we sailed among the fabulous volcanic islands to the north of the island - a place where time seemed to slow down and every day offered new wow moments. Over ten intense days, we experienced five of the seven Aeolian Islands, each with its own personality and charm.
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Part 1: About goodbyes, friendship, the sea - and the constant movement of life.
Mid-April. It was those days before departure - full of laughter, fun and a touch of sadness. We had farewell dinners, bunkered the boat, and named “Pirate of the Year” in the harbour gang, after a paddle injury that has become somewhat legendary. When Janne's son joined us, we took one last trip ashore around our winter harbour in Marina di Ragusa in Sicily - Scicli, Modica, Punta Secca - and of course our favourite pizzeria in the square.
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It's easy to acclimatise to life in a harbour if you like people, exploring and socialising. Marina di Ragusa - the very sheltered harbour in southern Sicily we eventually chose - is large, with around 700 berths, and probably around 100 of these are live aboards. There are various interest groups in the harbour and regular pub nights and everything is smoothly communicated in a common facebook group.
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Updated: September 2026 | Facts about Sicily! Did you know that the island has seven World Heritage Sites, Europe's largest opera house, a volcano that is one of the world's most active and a chestnut tree with a world record? Here we offer 30 interesting, fun and sometimes a little strange facts about Sicily.
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Updated: September 2026 | Taormina is dramatically situated on a hillside above Sicily's east coast, with views of the Ionian Sea and the volcano Etna. Here, ancient ruins, beautiful squares, narrow alleys, beaches and gardens await. When we visited Taormina, we were also treated to a heavy downpour and a long-awaited meeting with a Swedish blogger who lived in Sicily.
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Updated: September 2026 | Giardini Naxos is a popular seaside resort on the east coast of Sicily, with beaches, restaurants and holiday life along the Ionian Sea. But the place has much older roots than the hotels along the promenade suggest. This is where what is usually considered Sicily's first Greek colony was founded.
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Updated: September 2026 | Syracuse in Sicily offers a dizzying mix of Greek temples, Roman ruins, Baroque palaces, narrow alleys and the sparkling Mediterranean Sea. The most enticing is the historic island of Ortigia, where it is easy to get lost among beautiful houses and small squares. We did just that and fell head over heels for the city.
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Updated: September 2026 | Noto in southeastern Sicily is a city where it is almost difficult to know where to point the camera. Churches, palaces, grand staircases and imaginative balconies follow each other along the streets. Behind the beautiful baroque city there is also a dramatic history. The old Noto was destroyed in an earthquake in 1693 and a completely new city was built on another site.
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Updated: September 2026 | When we were traveling by campervan along the southern coast of Sicily in the summer of 2015, we found Salvamar Camper Sosta just outside Pozzallo. After several scorching hot pitches on asphalt, the green grass felt almost like pure luxury. Here we stayed for a few days among fig trees, cats and fish ponds and also received unexpected help with an incipient LPG problem. The pitch is still there today.
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