Jul 29, 2012 - Malta - Goodbye

11th – 22nd July 2012 Our holiday in Malta is quickly coming to an end and even though we have been to Malta a few times before it seems to get harder each time to say our goodbyes. On our last day we decided to go to Qawra Palace for drinks & nibbles. We had to have an early night as we had to be up at 2.30am to get ready to catch the ferry to Pozzallo. I had organised platters of food and a surprise engagement cake for Erin & Mark. It was a lovely but emotional night, as we knew that it would be quite a few years before we saw each...

Jul 16, 2012 - Gozo

Gozo: 9th & 10th July 2012 (Bed 52) We decided to spend one night in Gozo with Gavin, Louise, Marty & Ray. We booked a lovely hotel, Xlendi Hotel & Spa. From the rooftop of the hotel, we had a picturesque view of the ocean and the town of Xlendi. Gozo is half the size of Malta, with one tenth of the population. It is different to Malta, even though it shares the same language, it uses a distinct dialect. In my opinion, it is a unique and untouched island with rugged landscape and a spectacular coastline. It has baroque churches and old...

Jul 3, 2008 - Gozo Island, Malta

After two nights in Valletta we sailed over to the small island of Comino to a beautiful spot with quite a few sea caves. Beautiful warm, clear water and we swam and explored the caves before moving to spend the night in a small protected cove on Gozo Island. The pictures tell the story! As we sat at anchor the super yacht Club Med 2 that we saw in Valletta sailed past in the distance looking like a ghost ship.

Jun 8, 2008 - Malta

We sailed into Valletta, Malta in the afternoon. We were all very keen to wash ourselves and our clothes! A week at sea! For the first few hours I did not stop rocking. The sailing had been mixed with quite a lot of wind, but from the wrong direction. The nights have been cold so I had all the new waterproofs on I had bought in the States. It is now Monday and we have gone to the Libyan Embassy and had our passport pages translated, done to big grocery shop and the laundry. We will set sail late this afternoon. Hopefully we will get in this...