Tag Archives: Malta

Temples and churches 

Saturday turned out to be a lovely day so we took advantage to tour the island and go to places we hadn’t seen before. The sat nav was a mixed blessing as it took us down ‘roads’ that were no … Continue reading

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Back where we belong

Back in Malta for Easter with Liz’s parents. They are staying in an hotel in Sliema (about 5 mins away) and we are, of course, staying on Nimmie. We arrived just after 7pm on Thursday  evening, picked up the hire … Continue reading

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New photos

For those of you that would like more information and photos on some of the places we have visited with Nimmie, there are now pages on the Amalfi Coast and Malta as well as an updated page on Corsica 2013. … Continue reading

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Ancient sites

Tuesday was windy and wet so we decided to go to the old capital of Mdina and its neighbour, Rabat, so we could do some sightseeing indoors! We had decided on Sunday that we would hire a car rather than … Continue reading

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An enchanting city ( or should we say cities?)

Whilst the weather hasn’t been the best so far with gale force winds and driving rain, we have had a delightful few days so far on Malta. We arrived on Sunday morning (having got up at 4am) and were greeted … Continue reading

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Nearly on our way

Just 14 hours to go before we are aboard a plane to Malta to see our baby and spend a week in Malta. Looking forward to roaming the islands, probably by bus as the weather doesn’t look great with high … Continue reading

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Winter sun in Valletta

The early start to catch our flight last Friday was all but forgotten when we arrived in Malta to brilliant sunshine and 22 degrees! We had already decided that we would use the long weekend away (well 48 hours) to explore … Continue reading

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This time next week ……

We are off to see Nimmie next weekend so by next Friday, we will be ensconced on her at her new mooring. Current forecast for next Friday is 20 degrees C and no rain! We have also had a diver look at … Continue reading

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Safely secured

Nimrod has now been moved to a more secure berth, further into the creek and onto a proper pontoon. It is still stern-to mooring but it is on a pontoon with a gated entrance so the security is better and … Continue reading

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All set for winter

As always, getting the boat ready for winter took a lot longer than planned so that instead of having a leisurely sightseeing stroll around Valletta, we only just made it to the restaurant for our 8pm booking. One of the main … Continue reading

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