18/03/2009 Selmun Peninsula

We started out from the small chapel near to Selmun Palace, now a large hotel. We passed behind the hotel following a path above Mistra Bay. We stopped several times to admire the views, particularly the superb view across St. Paul's Island. We gradually descended to the salt pans at Blata I-Bajda where we took a diversion to watch the sea running under the white rocks and spurting up through small holes. We followed a winding path back up towards the abandoned Fort Campbell, where we turned back towards our starting point.

13/03/2009 Xemxija - Golden Bay

Our coast-to-coast walk started out from sunny Xemxija, living up to its name. We climbed the Roman Road following the Xemxija heritage trail. We stopped off to look at some ancient beehives, numerous caves, a 1,000 year old tree, a farmer's hovel, Punic tombs and even a Roman bathhouse. We then followed a series of footpaths across the Bajda Ridge, keeping the large area of woodland on our left so we could admire the fine views across the valley to our right. Reaching the cliffs we turned left and descended past some old army barracks to Golden Bay where we enjoyed a coffee and a beach walk before taking the bus back.

11/03/2009 Marfa Ridge - Armier Bay

For once, we started out from the Madonna Statue at the tip of Marfa Ride and headed north towards the White Tower where we took a detour to Ahrax Point. There, the sea has undermined the cliff and created a huge almost circular hole with turqoise sea sea water at the bottom - a remarkable site. We walked past Little Armier Bay and onto Armier Bay. The views across to Comino and Gozo were impressive but the small beaches were strewn with seaweed. We then turned inand and climbed back to Marfa Ridge and back to the Madonna Statue.

09/03/2009 Three Cities

We repeated the walk of a month ago for the benefit of frends who hadn't previously visited the Three Cities, otherwise known as the Cotonnera. We started out from Vittoriosa bus terminus towards Kalkara Creek and rounded the Birgu peninsula. We then walked alongside Dockyard Creek through Conspicua (Bormla) to Senglea. We climbed to the gardens above Isla Point to admire the stunning view across the Grand Harbour but didn't stay long due to the strong winds. We took the bus back from Senglea terminus to Valletta where we stopped for a while at Upper Barracca Gardens to look back across from the opposite side of the Grand Harbour to see where we'd been.

05/03/2009 Gozo: Victoria - Xlendi

Took the bus from the ferry to Victoria then set off for Fontana where we stopped off for some wine & cheese tasting. We then carried on to Xlendi bay where the previous night's storm had whipped up some huge waves. We carried on around Xlendi point, turning inland to Munxar and then on to Victoria where we spent an hour or so touring the Citadel.

04/03/2009 Chadwick Lakes

An enjoyable out and back walk starting from the outskirts of Mosta. On an overcast day, we were impressed by the volume of water in the lakes, reflecting the amount of rainfall in Malta over the winter. March is probably the best time of year to visit the lakes.

02/03/2009 Marsaskala - Xghajra - Kalkara

Set out from Marsaskala in the direction of Xghajra following a road that eventually turned into a wide dirt track. Workers were busy building a new promenade at Xghajra - will go back in a few months' time to see how they've got on. Had to turn inland to skirt the Smart City site then stopped a while at the beautifully kept Naval War Cemetery before going on to Kalkara & then Vittoriosa bus station.