The swells were still pretty big this morning but once we got to the strait they seemed to flatten out a little. (this is Messina)
We were all a little nervous about going through the strait with rumors of whirlpools and mixed up water and currents, but it turned out to be a piece of cake. Just a lot of traffic to watch out for.
We have been trying to get a reservation at Reggio de Calabria (our next stop) for a few days now, but they have been booked non stop. There aren't many choices to stop at when going through the strait. So, we decided to just go for it and make this an extra long sailing day to put us back on our original schedule.
We made it to Rocella by about 8pm which was much better than we thought. We pulled into a spot and met a German guy who told us that this port is free. They built it about 10 years ago and no one wanted to manage it, so it's just become a free port. The only drawback is that there is no water and electricity and as far as we can tell no gas which is going to be a problem.
We were starving so we headed out and found a great pizza place right on the harbor.
It was packed so we knew it must be good and our bill came out on this beautiful satin and fake flower plate with tape around it. Classy.
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P.S. please note that we have finally added the much anticipated blog of Alan Wheeler, Captain of the Etesian (just click on the link below our profile and archive called "captain's comments")
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