Selinunte, Favignana, etc

Selinunte is another Greek ruin we visited a few days ago. It dates to about 650 B.C. and was a large compound. An earthquake destroyed it sometime in the 10th century (it is thought.) Those early conquerors really knew how to pick the location....this site is in a gorgeous setting overlooking the Mediterranean.







The spring wildflowers all over Sicily are blooming in profusion. I especially love the red poppies that I have never seen in the U.S. This picture was taken at Selinunte but there are similar displays everywhere!






Here is a picture (yeah, I know....a bad picture) of the hydrofoil that we took
to Favignana, an island in the Mediterranean off Trapani about 25 min away by hydrofoil. A real touristy place that primarily makes a living from tuna fishing and tourism (in more recent times.) This is one of the Egadi Islands and is the place where the "matanza" takes place, an event where tuna is slaughtered each year in huge numbers during their migration in the spring.
There wasn't a whole lot to see on Favignana but this pile of rusted gigantic anchors somehow appealed to us.