Episode 10 Our next excursion was to take the ferry and visit Gozo, we had seen the port the previous day when we were at Blue Lagoon. Even the relatively short bus ride from our hotel to the ferry port at the western end of the island took a staggeringly long time. Then, when we did finally arrive the gates had just been closed as a ferry was about to leave so we had quite wait for the next one. On board the ferry though I met another travelling bear, one th...

Episode 9 This is getting to be a habit here, another bright sunny morning greeting us. David's leg is a little better and it should be an easy day for him without much walking as we off on our 'round the island' cruise. When we got to Selima and got on board the 'Faith', or old sailing vessel that was to take us on our cruise, we found a seat in the sunshine on the forward deck. We wanted a good position so that we could see any sights that were pointed out...

Episode 8 Another bright sunny morning saw us off on another trip on the hop-on hop-off bus. This time we headed down the south of the islands to see the ancient temples. Despite some effort L had been unable to procure tickets at short notice to see the Hypogeum that is a large underground temple complex at the present city of Paolo. Ticket numbers for this site are restricted to just a few visitors per hour and must be booked well in advance or else line up ...

Episode 7 Well, would you believe it, in a burst of enthusiasm rarely seen, L suddenly up and booked a trip to Malta one Saturday. We would be leaving on Tuesday, and coming back late for following Tuesday. L had no sooner announced what she'd done than David announced that he thinks he is getting another bout of 'cellulitis' in his right foot. He wasn't wrong either. On Monday morning he set off for the doctor and got some antibiotics for the foot which by ...

Episode 6 Our first night after leaving Wrangel Island the heavens put on a show for us. Although the only colour that could be seen was through the camera lens it was still quite a show of swirling white light. It showed up green through the lens, and lasted a good half hour. Although there was quite a bit of cloud about we managed to see plenty. Our first stop along this north east coast of Russia as we head back towards Bering Strait was to be a small vill...