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Click here for photos from the first day of Carnival Malta 2020 in Valletta. The festivities will continue through Tuesday, with the parades becoming more elaborate each day and local schools closed through Tuesday for the holiday. We are fairly certain there is not a single child in Malta who is not in costume this weekend, not to mention many adults. We have not yet tried it, but the Maltese treat of choice for Carnival is Prinjolata Cake, pictured below.
Friends/colleagues got together for a hike along Malta's northwestern coast on Presidents' Day. The weather was mild, the company was good, and the views were amazing. Click here for photos.
St. Paul's Shipwreck Day marks the unexpected but faithful visit of St. Paul to Malta in/around 60 A.D., when the boat he was sailing was caught in a storm and wrecked off the Maltese Coast. St. Paul went on to become the Patron Saint of Malta, and the commemoration of his shipwreck a national holiday. Valletta got very dressed up for the occasion.
In the bit of irony, the U.S. Navy vessel, Mount Whitney, docked in Malta just in time for St. Paul's Shipwreck holiday. Click here for photos of the ship and the holiday festivities that took place around Valletta today. It seems St. Paul may also be the patron saint of confetti.
Meantime, in other part of the world... Click here for photos from a recent trip Drew and Grace made to Bellingham to visit Emily; and here for photos from Pat's recent trip to the Philippines, where he managed to get a few dives in between work commitments.
