(translated with google translate)
Sunday morning starts as usual crackling, with cars full of expectation and full of sparkling energy, even if a thread of nostalgia hovers for that awareness that takes you when you arrive at the first pit stop of something that you are really enjoying.
Yes, because the touristic season has finally started and we are dedicating ourselves to our beloved tours. It is just a goodbye to autumn, we know it, and the consolation of the promises to see us all is beneficial and makes us look to the near future with a serenity that we did not expect this year. But above all, what completely takes us by surprise, is being able to feel for yourself how these events have inflated us with energy and enthusiasm that we return to those who, in these days, choose to approach Etna with us. It is a beautiful vicious circle from which we would never want to get out again!
But let’s get back to us. Last Sunday the day was warm and sunny, the north side of Etna showed itself in all its wild charm, literally leaving young and old open-mouthed.
Everyone except our daughter, this time she is also part of the group, but this time she didn’t want to know about walking and enjoying the day in the company of other peers.
Arriving at the Sartorius, the group distances itself: the largest ahead and the smallest in the queue. Ludovico explained in a simple and exhaustive way what our feet were trampling and our senses absorbing. I was mostly busy in generic babysitting, trying to divide myself between a few whims and an eye to safety: knowing where the path was narrowing, I anticipated the critical points with recommendations and suggestions that made everyone feel more serene and safe. And above all, free to enjoy the landscape and breathe the vibrations that these craters are capable of transmitting. The eyes, all eyes, spoke alone, lost in all that nature and in such beauty.
Returning to the machines the journey to the thieves’ cave is short, and from there a simple path takes us to discover one of the most characteristic caves of this side of the volcano, which has a history rich in anecdotes that have completely captured the imagination of the little ones.
The coolness of the cave brings us back to the world, even if some of the little ones have not fully appreciated the temperature, and we are ready to leave for the millennial chestnut of the Hundred Horses. Meanwhile, Ludovico anticipates us at the adventure park to set up lunch, while we discover, with the help of a volunteer who has been taking care of this wonder for 35 years, all the secrets and all the designs hidden among its immense branches. An experience not to be missed!
Finally lunchtime arrives, with the now proverbial sausage, tomato salad and Bi-cake and time for the youngest to experience the experience of walking suspended among the trees.
So tell me, what did you like most?
I bet you won’t struggle to guess the answers!
