Up early, 5.30am for work and on the road at 9.30am! It’s the only time to work as in the afternoons the internet cables heat up and have a siesta, like the humans of Malta! After a good nights sleep, they fire back into action.
First stop, Coffee stop – Maxxalokk- ready for the summer, with the newly painted Rainbow chairs and Luzzu fishing boats.
Already too hot to sit in the sun saw the two Kiwis and two Australian (ex kiwis) diving for the shade.
It was then off, full air conditioning in action(all the windows down) on a circuit of the south of Malta to the Blue Grotto!
Paid our pennies (took the car key out of car and locked it this time) changed into swimsuits in readiness to dive off the rocks!
Oh no! Unlike the last glassy visit, the ground swell was crashing over the rocks, no boats were operating and only a couple of daredevil divers were venturing into the deep blue sea. This, however, didn’t stop Lizet (correct spelling today) and Sue clinging onto the ladder and letting the waves roll over. Very refreshing!
Time for a snack and drinks break before heading north on the rugged west coast of Malta
The Dingli Cliffs – breeze dropped and temperature rising to the projected 40 degrees.
Russ and Lizet returning from a better vantage point where they were counting the rusted cars that had gone over the cliffs onto the rocks below…7 I think at least! That’s what you get with no safety barriers!
Back into the air conditioned car (all windows down) and wending our way through diversions to Mdina. Fourth visit for the Kiwis this trip!
Still a glimpse of green in the surrounds, I am guessing an effective watering system is in place, as we haven’t seen a drop of rain for four weeks!
Ducking and diving through the streets of Mdina, to every bit of shade available, relishing the slight temperature drop it afforded!
Certainly time for a swim!
Pushing the speed limits (to keep the airconditioning at its maximum), we headed straight to Rinella Beach for a swim, surprisingly empty of humans (due to the heat) We passed a garage displaying the actual temperature: 41 degrees Celsius at 2pm..Tis a heatwave for sure.
An hour of lounging in the sea, back on the home straight, having circumnavigated the south half of Malta, we just happened to find a carpark opposite Cafe Rouge….
What else do we do on a hot Monday afternoon, order one get two!
The freshly squeezed lemon juice has now become a challenge for international visitors! Dave rose to the challenge….
Here goes……and he actually enjoyed it, made a lier of me as it was very mild, the five lemons sacrificed for this one had grown up next to oranges and was actually a pleasant drop! (Unlike the 20 lemons – possibly limes sacrificed for my drink a few days ago)
I am sure that my lemon drink bleached my teeth two shades whiter!
And the sun has now set on another summers day in the life of the kiwi/Australian adventurers in Malta!
All who wander are not Lost girls 