Author Archives: 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 →

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 →

We are resting comfortably in our home at Lake Tahoe for a while, more exciting photos to come! Thanks to Eleanor, for this lovely photo taken on her dock!

These are photos from the UNESCO World Heritage site at Hagar Qim and Mnajdra Temples.

Some first day photos around Valetta.

Here is the GPS route. It tells nothing of the 12-15 foot seas. We are at anchor napping! Wikiloc GPS route

We went to Tunisia to clear out of the EU for one day. That’s all it takes to restart what is called the VAT clock, or the 18 months a foreign yacht can stay in the EU without having to … Continue reading →

The wind died about 4 a.m like it suffered a stroke. It had been howling for 3 days straight, then nothing. Sudden silence. The quiet woke me up. The heat soon sat down on our little village and we went … Continue reading →