Thursday: Transit of Straits of Messina ...

... which happened just as it was getting dark this evening.
Blip is of the tip of Southern Italy as we approached the Straits. It became very misty as we proceeded north and passed close to the island of Stromboli which has an active volcano, apparently ...
Swallows flying alongside the ship as we had breakfast this morning.
A small yellow bird was on the deck this morning too, and some of the other passengers said it has been on board for a few days, hitching a lift.
We went to an absolutely brilliant show put on by members of the crew, there were amazing dancers, singing, a band and a magician, excellent show :-))