Sun Day

It’s been a busy couple of days! First of all, in Malta never believe what they tell you if you have blonde hair!

Before I arrived, my brother booked an appointment at the identity office for me to renew my passport – having been told they are very busy and you must make an appointment, The earliest one available was 27th July! My cousin needed to renew hers also, she rang the office and was advised the opening hours to call in with the paperwork. (Which I had ready). So last Friday (8th July) we went together around midday, a few hiccups, we were number 65 & 66 and when we sat down they were only up to 40. Then the internet went down, and amidst the turmoil of very angry Maltese and govt staff trying to rebook a time for them next week, most of them left! Us Bonnici’s decided to wait until 2pm (office closing time) and see if the technology problem was resolved! Our patience rewarded and when the internet was restored at 1-45pm we were only 6th in line! Done and dusted by 2pm – I was told to make an appointment to collect in august(none available before then) – my cousin was told it would be ready next week, So she made a family appointment to collect together in a couple of weeks before the end of July! It really does depend on the colour of your hair and accent!

That was Friday! And George was winging his way from Houston Texas via Istanbul! Due to arrive around 7.30pm! However his plane was an hour and a half late leaving Texas which meant he only had one minute to catch his Maltese flight in Istanbul! As it turned out that wasn’t the problem, as his first flight made up 20 minutes and second one delayed 30 minutes! The reason he spent a night in Istanbul was the check in person had issued his Malta flight boarding pass for the wrong day – beware fellow travellers, to check your forward boarding passes are the same as the flights you are booked on!

My trip to the airport was now on Saturday morning in the middle of the allblacks/Irish test! Which I now caught only the beginning and end of on TV at the apartment!

After a much needed shower, we went for a walk to the shops (george needed a phone card and lunch!) Then a supermarket stock up and home for an early afternoon nap (for both of us)

3pm wake up call…

The front deck cooling off and George getting a view that none of us see!

Unanimous decision- beach time! Bit of a wave rolling in at my favourite rock spot so we joined all the weekend local beach goers on the sheltered side.

George rocking his new American swim shorts! As if he needed more to stand out in the Maltese crowd! As couple of dips and a few rays – and the worms (hunger pains) were biting again!

A late snack (for George) a cool beer at the Irish pub (where I didn’t make it for the game snd breakfast earlier in the day) and my HAT! Retrieved after its week holiday at the pub!

Home around 6 and I made a salad for dinner, we watched a movie, I crashed at around 9.30 and my roommate not long after!