Mount Vesuvius

We went to Mount Vesuvius today.  Wow, it was a 2.3 mile walk up the side of the mountain.  It was really hard for Gary and I.  We got to the first landing and decided we were not going any further.  There was another gentleman there that was saying he was 72 and had heart problems.  After resting a bit, we decided to go encouraging each other all the way.  We made it to the top! (Well, it was to the south rim of the volcano.)  This volcano erupted in 79 AD and totally buried Pompeii.  The last eruption was in 1944.

 Naples in the background.

 See how small the people look.  We were about half way up at this point.

 Inside the volcano.

 Another picture inside the volcano.

 Naples in the background.

 Taken from the south rim of the volcano.

 There were men in the volcano.  Someone said they were shooting a documentary.

 Naples in the background.

 More pictures of the rim of the volcano.

 

 Looking straight down into the volcano from the rim.