Photo Galleries - Miscellaneous

The town of Scilla, Italy as we approach the Strait of Messina.

The pilot boat departing after embarking the pilot to guide us through the Strait of Messina.  The town of Scilla, Italy can be seen on the shore.

The Italian shoreline as we enter the Strait of Messina between Italy and Sicily.

Passing through the narrowest part of the Strait of Messina, looking at Torre Faro, Sicily.

A closer shot of Torre Faro, Sicily as we sail through the Strait of Messina.

Villa San Giovanni on the Italian coast as we sailed through the Strait of Messina.  A ferry can be seen to the right.

A shot of the Sicilian coast as we sailed through the Strait of Messina.  The village there is likely Sant' Agata, but not 100% sure.

Another view of the Sicilian coast as we sailed through the Strait of Messina.

Villa San Giovanni as we sailed past through the Strait of Messina.

A look back through the narrowest portion of the Strait of Messina.  Sicily on the left, mainland Italy on the right.

The Italian town of Reggio di Calabria as we sailed past in the Strait of Messina.

A shot of one of the autostrada bridges (and tunnel) between Archi/Pentimele and Reggio di Calabria.

A closer shot of one of the autostrada bridges between Archi/Pentimele and Reggio di Calabria as we sailed past in the Strait of Messina.

The moon over the boot of Italy as we were exiting the Strait of Messina on our way from Civitavecchia (Rome) to Piraeus (Athens).