A Beautiful Day

Today we woke up late, took a walk to the small town of San Lawrenz, and laid by the pool. It was a gorgeous day - about 85 degrees but with a nice breeze. We went to some local shops where the local crafts are sold. I got totally suckered in by a sweet old lady selling her locally hand made lace.

San Lawrenz's claim to fame is through the fact that novelist Nicholas Monsarrat (1910-1979) lived and worked there for four years in the early '70's. His love for the Maltese Islands is reflected in his novel The Kappillan of Malta, which grew out of his experiences here.

Tonight, the hotel had a BBQ buffet for dinner in the "ritzy" restaurant that consisted of swordfish, chicken, and rib eye steak. I must admit that it was a bit confusing to the brain to be sitting on a tiny island in the middle of the Mediterranean while eating BBQ and listening to Italian opera.

Oddly enough, and worth noting, we have not run into any other Americans yet. There are lots of Germans and English, however.

I am posting a few pictures that we took yesterday while on the ferry from Malta to Gozo. The most interesting part of that trip was a group of several men who were attempting to fish from the side of the ferry using a roll of fishing line and some potato chips. We were standing above them and watching the fish go crazy as they threw the chips into the water. I don't believe I have ever seen that on one of our ferries in Seattle!!