Paradise Bay, Malta. Saturday 4th September 2011After over a week of drippingly hot weather, bathwater seas and diving for treasures, this is probably our last day in Malta / Gozo. Temps a sweltering 30-35 deg C and water 28-30!A long time without writing and a long time without connections. We arrived back to Gozo on 23rd August and it was still boiling. Rapid prep and shopping for arrival of first round of guests on this leg. R's daughter Sophie and friend ...

Mgarr, Gozo Monday 25th JulyWell here we are in funny little Gozo. I say funny because the things we have seen so far are just that! Notable bits are horses and seaplanes and un-pronounceable words (see below). And it is like stepping back 30 years. But its history goes back millennia and we have that aspect yet to explore.But I digress. Arrivederci Sicilia first. We crossed from Porto Palo on the Southeastern tip of the island. It took us just under 10 hours t...