Monthly Archives: August 2013

Bye Bye Malta

Posted on August 29, 2013 by runsailwrite

Anchored on Comino Island, the smallest inhabited Maltese island, to prepare for cross to Sicily. We checked out of Malta. Customs took one look at our French Visa and called us EU people, no mention of a medical exam required. … Continue reading →

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Malta post

Posted on August 25, 2013 by runsailwrite

Malta It is hard to pick a departure point to being an entry about Malta. The tour books begin, “7000 years ago, Malta….” With a history beginning before history was recorded, it is a daunting task to try to capture … Continue reading →

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Marsaxlokk, Malta

Posted on August 24, 2013 by runsailwrite

Thank you, Wikipedia for this text, that I have no hope of spelling correctly. It was in the “bay of the sirocco” (Xlokk) that the first Phoenicians landed and set up trading posts on Malta, during the ninth century BC. … Continue reading →

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