Today I’m sharing a final photo from the walk around Qammieħ point that I did last year. This one is at the start of the stairs leading down the cliffs, with much of the north west coast visible ahead, starting with the cliffs at Iċ-Ċumnija, with the waste water treatment plant just beyond them on the left of the frame. Beyond, and hidden by Ras … Continue reading North West Coast Line
This week’s throwback takes us back to the end of winter last year, and the exploratory walk around Qammieħ point that I mentioned last week. Today’s photo shows the well-kept path below the upper cliffs. In the distance, up ahead one can see the upper cliffs at Qammieħ point, while below and to the left is a yellow-limestone ledge by the sea to which this … Continue reading Path to Qammieħ
Evenings have been rather full this week, so it has taken me a while to write this throwback post. Today’s photo is from a walk around Qammieħ point a little more than a year ago. I knew of a way down the cliffs to reach the flat ledge just above sea level, and I wanted to explore the possibility of walking all the way around … Continue reading Ċirkewwa Ferry
Today’s blog post is a bit of a bonus as I’m sharing three photos rather than one. Continuing with a series from last month’s day trip to Gozo, these photos are from our second walk that day, in which we explored the lovely valley of Wied il-Għasri. All three photos show the inlet at the downstream end of the valley, an inlet which is popular … Continue reading Wied il-Għasri
I’m not sure I even mentioned on this blog, three weeks ago I headed up to Gozo with my friend Hendrik for a day’s walking. I had not been that way since before the pandemic. In fact, I had not had a proper full-day break since the pandemic, so this came as a very welcome treat. The excuse, if I needed any, was that I … Continue reading Tieqa ta’ Wied il-Mielaħ
I’m trying my best this week to get my schedule back on track. And that includes my blogging. While my more recent photos are still in my editing pile, I thought I’d share something from a few weeks ago, an end-of-the-year walk starting from Kunċizzjoni. As things worked out, by the end of my walk, the sun was almost setting and the light was glorious, … Continue reading Mosta
Following on from last week’s post, I’m sharing another photo from that evening session at Kunċizzjoni. This one focuses on the cliffs at Ras il-Pellegrin and the clay slopes beneath, in the foreground. In the distance are the cliffs of the south west coast of Gozo, from Ta’ Ċenċ to the right, through Sanap and Wardija point on the left. Miles of limestone sea cliffs … Continue reading Ras il-Pellegrin and Gozo Cliffs
Another proper throwback this week, going back almost seven years, from a walk around Bidnija. The walk was around this time of year, so the fields were green, and there were also wildflowers out. The photo shows the view towards Burmarrad in the middle distance, with the Salina inlet in the distance. Qawra / Buġibba / San Pawl il-Baħar is to the left. The mound … Continue reading View Towards Burmarrad and Salini
Last week I shared a photo from an end-of-year walk starting from Kunċizzjoni. I had a particular photo in mind and I planned my walk accordingly, but as I already mentioned I made quicker progress than I thought, and arrived earlier than anticipated at the rocky outcrop known as Il-Qlejgħa. I could have waited for the sunset there, but I had already made a photo … Continue reading North West Cliff Lines and Gozo
This week we’re travelling back five years to a walk starting from Binġemma, to share a couple of very related photos of the Victoria Lines. There is a particularly pretty section of the fortification lines where they cross the valley just below the chapel there. In the first photo, above, the chapel dedicated to the Madonna ta’ Hodegitria can be seen on the left, while … Continue reading Madonna ta’ Hodegitria and Victoria Lines
I mentioned in the last blog post how I have lately been spending more time editing photos, dipping back in the archives for photos that I had not worked on before. I have also been taking more photos, particularly over the holidays, where I took my photography gear with me on walks that I did. One of these was a walk from Kunċizzjoni, through Baħrija … Continue reading Rdum tas-Sarġ
A few weeks ago we organised a walk for our (small) research group, which turns out to be an excellent way to be able to have a chat and connect with people. We chose to do the loop at Il-Majjistral, starting from Manikata, as we knew it would not be muddy even after the recent rains. However, one of our group thought it would be … Continue reading Crashing Waves at Il-Majjistral
Muddy Boots 