Today I’m back with another photo from the walk I did in Mtaħleb earlier this year. Past Miġra l-Ferħa a path continues along the cliff-top, with excellent views. Up ahead you can see the last stretch of Rdum tal-Vigarju, as it tapers towards il-Blata tal-Melħ. In the distance, the sun lights up Rdum ta’ Ċenċ in Gozo, and Xewkija church is prominent in the skyline. … Continue reading Cliff-Top Walk
This week I’m continuing with a short series of natural landscape photos for my throwback post. Today’s and the next few are from one of my favourite walks, around Mtaħleb, that I did earlier this year. This shows a lovely inlet with sheer cliffs on all sides, which I had photographed before. Strangely, however, I had never published the wide view as one approaches the … Continue reading Ras id-Dawwara
Sharing something very recent today, with a photo from yesterday’s outing. I had climbing plans, but the weather was uncertain at best, with isolated showers and thunderstorms on the forecast. Looking at the radar images wasn’t too promising, but there was a good chance the small system would pass Malta by, so we took a punt and headed down to Lapsi. It rained all the … Continue reading Filfla and Xaqqa Cliffs
Over the past week we’ve seen our first rains, and while the temperature is still rather hot, the first signs of autumn are unmistakable. There’s sea squill everywhere, very sensitive as it is to the first rains, its flowers out before pretty much everything else, finding no competition for the bees and other pollinators. The ground underneath feels moist in the valleys, and the smell … Continue reading Rdum il-Qammieħ u Għawdex
For the last few weeks we’ve gotten into the habit of driving up to Dingli, picking up burgers from our favourite joint on the way, and enjoying these in the evening light and fresh air on the cliffs. To be followed, of course, by an amble along said cliffs, in the best British tradition. In summer, Dingli is a lovely place to be. It’s as … Continue reading Admiring the Sunset
For this week’s throwback post I thought I’d share the remaining photos from a walk last autumn along the cliffs near il-Blata tal-Melħ. I preferred to share these together as all three focus on the cliffs that lead towards Ras ir-Raħeb. The photos give a pretty good idea of the kind of walking and scenery to be found in the area, and it is a … Continue reading Cliffs and Boulders at Ras ir-Raħeb
I’m finally down to the last photo from the walk starting from Mġarr, this one showing the cliffs around Fomm ir-Riħ bay. I think I haven’t been in the area since then, but much has happened in the interim. Access to the bay has been an issue for a long time, though in recent years I had not encountered difficulties (except once, when visiting the … Continue reading Fomm ir-Riħ
This week turned out to be rather busier than expected. Besides work, where the semester is almost over, and I’m therefore knee deep in assessments, this week I got to spend some time for myself. After a weekend with more climbing than has been usual this year, I also did another two sessions during the week. It was nice to tick three new routes, one … Continue reading Boulders and Cliff Face
I mentioned in an earlier blog post that I need to start writing more often than once a week, again, or I’ll never get through my backlog. So today I’m starting again with my Thursday throwback series. This time with a photo from pre-lockdown times (which feels ages ago), during a climbing outing in Għargħur with my friends Matrix and Christina. We had to take … Continue reading Christina
The last few days have gone by rather quickly, which came as a bit of a surprise given how little I seem to have done. While last week I managed to go out climbing much more than usual in recent times, I wanted to spend Good Friday in a more contemplative way, so I thought I’d go for a quiet walk in the countryside. I … Continue reading Crystal Blue Waters at Aħrax
A few years ago I shared a photo that recently came up again on my Twitter timeline (courtesy of the app I wrote to re-share photos from my archive). This was from a walk in Qammieħ that I had done at the time, and as it happened I had never re-visited. Not that the area lacks any charm – far from it. Instead, it was … Continue reading Cliffs, Clay Slopes, and Boulders
This week I’m sharing another photo from that eventful walk starting from Baħrija. As I progressed along the cliff line, I kept to a high level path, which eventually became narrower, with care needed. Today’s photo shows this rather well – not only was the path becoming narrower, but it was also sloping down a bit (or in places a lot). I managed to keep … Continue reading Improbable Path
Muddy Boots 