Porto Rotondo to Termini Imerese, Sicily

It has been a while since my last post due to technical difficulties... TAKE A LOOK AT UPDATED PICTURES!
After my mom left for Istanbul on Sunday the 16th our plan was to stay and wait for the storm to be over, until May 18th. Unfortunately May 17th in the afternoon we were surprised to see that the forecast had changed drastically and yet another storm was on the way. That meant another 4 days of Porto Rotondo or leaving asap and dealing with wakes of the last storm and arriving in Sicily before the next storm...
My father said, get ready we are leaving, his argument was very strong because on our way we could dodge the bad storms if we acted quickly... So we left at 17:20 on the 17th of May. We had 1 full day and 2 nights ahead of us.
The adventure started with the high waves of the first night. Mustafa was seasick for the first time in his life... yet the waves were high but in our favor... They were hitting us from behind and propelling us forward. We reached at times speeds of 12.4nm/h literally surfing the waves. Our engines were at 2/3 speed, or genoa was in full swing and thanks to the waves we reached a median speed of 8.1nm/h over 33.5 hours.
Despite the waves Agapi was a comfortable ride, in fact she gives me comfort and most importantly I can trust her like I can trust my dad! We had travel fellows again.. a sparrow, and many dolphins as well as another sea turtle. CLICK FOR THE PICTURES OF THE TRIP!
The long trip was actually far too short... 268nm were behind us when we arrived at Termini Imerese. A thermal town with historical traces of the Greeks, Romans and a bit of even Ottomans.
Sicilians are very nice people, very helpful. After having arrived at 3:00 am on the 19th of May at the port of Termini Imerese, we encountered the first locals the next morning, that unfortunately came far too early.
The port is filled with fisherman and some recreational sailors boats. There is also ferry traffic at all times. The payment for the stay was to be made to a gentlemen mid 70's. He was so kind to take us around the city and show us places we might need, rent a car location, train station, he even waited for us in front of the supermarket while we shopped for provisions... As I said nice people.
The town, about 30km to Palermo is a quiet town with little to no glamor. I think that exactly is what makes it so attractive.
We went shopping rented a car and walked around until the siesta time in the afternoon, since we had barely gotten enough sleep the two nights before.
From the fish market we had purchased vongole and oysters and believe you me it was a delicious meal cooked on Agapi and enjoyed by the crew.
A night of fireworks followed... a catholic celebration. While the expected storm was moving in.
Friday, 21st apparently is a big street market in Termini so we are planing to stay here to enjoy that and today, my birthday, we are in Palermo, partly cloudy, partly rainy but mostly another beautiful day with my dad.. CLICK FOR PALERMO PICTURES!
I will load the pictures now... Our next stop is a shorter trip of aprox. 8 hours - 60 miles, to Lipari, an island off the coast of Sicily. Then Messina!