Malta 2010
Bondi Tram
Peter Colquhoun and Sandra Colquhoun
Mon 3 May 2010 05:27
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We got back to Malta just before Easter, and have been busy getting ready
for the new season.
A number of small issues to fix on the boat, plus lots of cleaning after
the six month break.
We also rebuilt our passerelle, so this is edition no.3 and so far
the best. Last year we had
put marine ply on the ladder, and someone put their foot through it.
 A new dinghy as well, this one has a fibreglass hull instead of an air
floor, and so much
better for running up on coral sand beaches.
 Easter parade in the main street of Valetta.
 Easter decorations
 A very trendy Maltese poodle
 Plaque commemorating the award of the George Cross to the
people of Malta
 Inside the lavishly decorated palace of the Grand Masters of
the Knights of St. John
 A medieval festival in the old capital of Mdina
   Vatican flags flew everywhere for the Pope's visit
 Ferret taking a rest during it's afternoon walk
 Continuing it's walk with owner in tow
 The 100 ton cannon at Fort Rinella, the worlds largest muzzle loading
gun
 Demonstrating 300 years of British army muskets and rifles
 Sandra on guard duty at the Fort's entrance
 Sandstone mansions near the marina
 The old town of Birgu, which predates the founding of Valetta
 On the way to the supermarket
  The dome belongs to the Anglican Cathedral of St. Pauls
 Fireworks night on Grand Harbour
 Fort St. Angelo with a full moon rising
 We had a 2 day shakedown cruise to the islands of Comino and Gozo,
just a mile to the north of the main island
of Malta. We sent the first night in the Blue Lagoon
 Trying out the new dinghy
 The second night was spent on the west coast of Gozo at a unique anchorage
known as Fungus Rock.
 First swim of the season in a chilly 17 degrees, hence the wet suit
 Fungus Rock at sunset. It is called Fungus Rock as the
islanders used to collect a fungus which they used
for medicinal purposes
 Near Fungus Rock is a popular tourist spot known as the Azure window...if
you were on the other side,
you would see the sea through the hole in the rock.
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