Malta

In August I headed to Malta for my annual visit to see my family.  I left Daryl and Jay on the boat in Newport, Rhode Island and flew out of Boston.

My sister has moved to a farmhouse in the country and is busy reforming it into the family home.  She is working very hard trying to get most of the outside work done before the rains start later on in the year, and I must day, there was a lot of dust there in August.
I stayed at the farmhouse the first week and then rented an apartment for the second, a friend Celia, from school days in England came and joined me for that.

No visit to Malta is complete without a visit to Valletta, the narrow streets leading down to the Grand Harbour.

Dinner 'en famille' from left to right:
Celia, me Mum, Jane, Joey, Ashley and Gary

Taking Mum out for lunch in Mdina, we found a wonderful restaurant with a fabulous view over the countryside.

Myself, Jane, my sister and daughter Ashley and then Mum at the Tuesday market in Cospicua.

An evening out in the smart marina complex of Porto Tomaso in Paceville

We put the rent a car on the ferry for trip to the neighbouring island of Gozo.
Celia is photographing some of the beautiful rock formations near the bay of Xlendi.