Stromboli erupting

No - really, if you zoom in on the centre you can just see red hot dollops of lava flying up into the air.

Two and a half hours for over 900m of climb behind "Marching Mario" our not very jolly guide.

The crater was full of cloud and we could hear the explosions but not see them.

The folks who stayed below at the observatory eating pizza and drinking beer got a first class firework display - c'est la vie.

Back to the boat for wine, pasta and malvasia before a swooping rather bumpy journey back to Lipari arriving at 2.30am!

Altitude 930m 3100ft