Bruno Pouliot: A view for our Christmas breakfast in our Taormina hotel.!
Bruno Pouliot: My first view ever of an active volcano. Wow and wow!
Bruno Pouliot: What is so great is that the smoke changes from one moment to the next.
Bruno Pouliot: Getting near the top. Worried that these are not clouds, but smoke from the crater.
Bruno Pouliot: Too tempting a spot! We had some climbing to do!
Bruno Pouliot: Sylvie's attempt.
Bruno Pouliot: Camille of course is far ahead!
Bruno Pouliot: Steve posing (and climbing some too!)..
Bruno Pouliot: As far as Sylvie would go!
Bruno Pouliot: Camille nearing the top!
Bruno Pouliot: And the mountain, or rather crater, was vanquished!
Bruno Pouliot: And is this enough proof?
Bruno Pouliot: The meandering road near the summit,
Bruno Pouliot: And there was snow at the top! Time to add layers!
Bruno Pouliot: The crater that opened up in 2002
Bruno Pouliot: One of the many lava flows of the last few years that buried some buildings.
Bruno Pouliot: Another crater that Camille could not resist.
Bruno Pouliot: And here she is on top!
Bruno Pouliot: This was the south side, the safest place to be!
Bruno Pouliot: And yes it is all recent ashfall along the road.
Bruno Pouliot: Getting closer to the danger zone!
Bruno Pouliot: And can you spot Camille and Steve?
Bruno Pouliot: Smoke from the volcano? Clouds? There was no telling them apart.
Bruno Pouliot: And this is considered a regular day on Mt Etna.
Bruno Pouliot: Christmas sunset on Etna. Not so shabby!
Bruno Pouliot: Above the clouds on our way down the volcano.
Bruno Pouliot: A last close-up! Still most impressive.