Sigonella is a Naval Air Station but many different units are based there. During the Holiday season, much like companies back in the States, the units have their own respective holiday parties. 
This year Shannon decided to skip the hospital party in favor of going to another unit’s party. Almost all the people in our photos did the same thing. The dinner was at an agritourismo about a half-hour away where they grow much of the food and drink at the site. We had to get gussied up and it was an evening of dinner, speeches and dancing. Everyone had a great time. 
When Shannon and I lived in the US we liked to do day-hikes on many weekends when we had no plans. When I moved to Washington DC, Shannon bought a book for me called 60 Hikes within 60 miles: Washington, DC. Because of the unique geography of the DC these
hikes could take us to the sea or into the Blue Ridge Mountains. We had a great time picking out hikes and spending a day just exploring the area.In an attempt to replicate some great experiences we decided to find a hike in our area here in Sicily. It proved a little more difficult (then again everything is) but we finally found one up Mt. Etna a little bit. We had great views of the mountain and looking down on the Ionian sea. Upon getting back to the car we decided to see how far up the mountain we could drive. Although we could not reach the top, we did find snow and some sledding Sicilians.
