Comino

Today we caught the ferry taxi service to Comino, Malta's smallest inhabited island, with a permanent population of 2.

It's now a nature reserve and a significant bird breeding site, and has previously been used for farming, military purposes and as an isolation island. At its peak it had 2 hotels (both now closed).

The harbour, known as Blue Lagoon, is one of the most popular beaches in Malta in summer, and is the subject of much argument about exploitation and environmental damage, and the existence of "temporary " food trucks which are left in-situ year round.

After a few hours of walking on a variety of tracks and terrain, we caught the 2.30pm ferry back to Marfa, one of the towns on the north coast. Afternoon tea/late lunch was in a hotel on the foreshore, then a bit of caching on the way back to our hotel.

We cooked dinner in our room with Marina, and she made her way to the airport at 7pm. Fun fact, Malta International Airport today had flights to and from 61 different destinations!Read more