Planes, rains and windmills

Our last full day in Malta and the rains are back. Our plan today was to head down the east coast and lunch at one of the seaside towns... but it seems everyone had the same idea, as the roads were pumping and parking was at a premium.

We drove to the coast via some very narrow lanes (thankfully not steep as well)... so narrow that we had to fold in both mirrors to prevent them hitting the rock wall or plants on the roadside.

We visited a number of churches and bays before the rain started, so stopped for morning tea at Marsaskala.

Sunday was market day on the foreshore in the next town, Marsaxlokk, a fishing town with a very attractive harbour and a lot of cafes. Given that it was raining quite heavily by late morning, the market was shutting down and the cafes were full by the time we got there, so we drove through and headed further south.

After a few stops for caches, the rain was making it quite unpleasant, so we retreated back to our hotel for late lunch and a change of clothes.

After a delicious mushroom lasagne and with clearing skies, we headed out again, visiting the planespotting viewpoint outside the airport, then the village of Kirkop, before the rain started again... so we made the 4km journey back to Ghaxaq for the night.

Dinner tonight was in the hotel restaurant.Read more