We left Licata at the beginning of May - Dave and I on Serenity and Chris and Desi on Skylark 2, heading for Malta.
Having left Licata marina at 3.00am we watched the sunrise over Mount Etna behind us.
Desi relaxing at the yacht club - our first stop on Malta looking across to Valletta. Thank you to Laura and Bernie for the introduction to the yacht club.
Skylark and Serenity back to back in Msida marina just outside Valletta.
We happened to arrive in Valletta on the one day this convent was open for the first time in 400 years!
King George's letter to the people of Malta, now inscribed in stone on the wall of the Grand Master's Palace in the centre of Valletta.
A green festival was taking place in the city and in the central square they had created this display using 80,000 pot plants
A view across the island from the walls of Mdina. We really liked Malta for it's history and architecture but as you can see there is very little green countryside or farming.
We went off to Mdina in the centre of the island because they were advertising an international food fair. However, when we arrived there were just a few closed down stalls. Apparently it had rained the night before so the whole thing had been cancelled. Not very British! Mdina was a beautiful town though and we had a lovely walk around.
St Paul's Cathedral
As is the norm here, fairly plain exterior but......
.....exquisitely decorated interior
The floor of the cathedral was made up of tombs like this housing 400 knights, each one a different design depicted in stone.
The main gateway into Mdina
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