Ustica

Ustica

Friday we went to Ustica, an island north of Sicily.  When we were in Erice, we could see Ustica to the North East.  This was one of the places I was looking forward to the most, and it definitely held true to its word of being paradise!

When we first got there in the morning, it was very cloudy and looked like it was going to rain.  That didn't stop us from deciding to hike across the island. Of course throughout our hike, we get caught in multiple rain showers.

We also wanted to make sure we got a boat tour around the island.  That is the best way to see all of the coves and grottos of the island.  Our tour guide Pepe spoke very little English, but that just made it more entertaining.  We had a German friend on the boat with us who was able to translate anything important for us.

Luckily, the sun came back out in time for us to do our boat tour.  That also meant we could go swimming without freezing to death.  None of the pictures we took were edited in any way.  The water really is that color!

Grotto Azurre looked like nothing special from the outside.  When Pepe took the boat inside the sun hit the water in such a way that it made it look neon blue.  These pictures don't even do it justice.

Almost immediately after our boat tour ended, it started raining again.  We stayed inside for a little bit to eat a late lunch, and by the time it was time to get our ferry home, it was sunny again.  Someone was looking out for us because the weather was timed perfectly all day.