Porto del Sol St. Paul's Bay

... locally produced. We walked along the water, admiring the little fishing boats, all painted bright blue and yellow and green, each having a pair of eyes painted on the bow.
We made it back to the ship in plenty of time to dress for dinner. As we left the port after dark, the forts and walls were lit up. Simply magical.
Will try to send some pics with this.
Tomorrow a sea day. home Thursday.

I've just popped over to Malta for a day & a bit (as you do!) to say a quick hello / goodbye to my parents (and bring them lots of goodies over for the last time in a while).

The weather is a little warmer than the UK, but not as warm as it's going to be in a week's time (ha ha ha).

Anyway, I'll keep this blog short so ciao for now!

Anita x

... war, as a spit fire pilot. He was given money, a new set of clothes and the offer to immigrate when the war finished. He turned Australia down as he was scared of snakes and NZ down as he was scared of the 14000 sheep that existed at that time. He wanted to just stay in Malta and has remained there ever since. He really liked us because NZer's were allies in the war and just before we left told he did not like the Italians who fought beside the ...

... group. But it doesn’t help because I still can’t make out what she’s saying beneath her slushy pronunciation. After we walk out the cathedral we continue down a long street with shops, past street vendors, and then turn a sharp corner into a narrow sidewalk that leads to an outdoor seating area ringed with restaurants. Then we realize that Juma is missing. It is 1:45pm and I’m worried by 2:30pm the boat will ...

... to be honest I am not totally convinced that at points we weren't driving up a riverbed, but he was insistent that it was the road and carried on - he's not giving up which makes me laugh and its not until, after many turns, when we roll up in someones front yard that he finally accepts that this isn't the way. We turn the car round and start to leave as we come across the farmer, who nods at John and John nods back in return as if its the most natural thing ...

... was tiny and there wasn't sand, but tiny rocks. Malta is very bizarre. It's a combination of Arizona, an island, and the Middle East. It's so odd. Everyone there knows English and Maltese, and probably 3 or more other languages. What's funny is that the Maltese think they actually know English. We did not meet one Maltese person who spoke English very well. They said things so horribly wrong. Their English teachers must be teaching them ...

... put on some good music, invite friends over, cook, learn some French/Spanish/Maltese and celebrate yet another day in malta. We immediately jumped on the bus to Valetta because it was the last day of carnival. We got there for just a couple more hours of blasting house music with dancing everywhere(and all ages too, crazy to see young kids out at 11 dancing with everyone else). And then today, jumped on the shuttle to school(runs every hour between 7am-6pm) early, had my first ...

... I know personally over the years I have seen qualities in both my parents that I have liked and not liked, and also seen some from both types in my own personality. And I know for a fact that I have tried to suppress some qualities that I deem to be undesirable. It is this ability to recognise, acknowledge and alter our behaviours that define who we are as adults. And from personal experience when there are periods in my life where I have stopped doing this self analysis I have ...

... savoured the succulent taste. I'd be back. I spent the next few hours wandering around the city, taking in the sites of St John's Co-Cathedral (but not the interior), views over Marsamxett Harbour from a number of different bastions around the city walls, the Upper Barrakka and Lower Barrakka gardens, which offered incredible views over the Grand Harbour, Fort St Angelo and the Three Cities, Vittoriosa, Senglea and Cospicua, and what I could see of Fort St Elmo. However, whilst the ...

... there are a bunch of things around Malta that reveal its incredibly long history as well as confirm the important location it holds on the Mediterranean's trade and migratory routes. I was only able to see a few of these but each was definitely worth checking out in its own way so I'm glad I braved the elements. Heading south first up I aimed for Dingli Cliffs ...