Weekend on the Water

We spent much of the long weekend on and near the water, thanks to a sailing day trip from Sliema to Comino Island; the arrival of our new inflatable kayak; a hike along Dingli Cliffs; and a visit to the Blue Grotto. Click here for photos.

Click here to read the latest news from Malta related to Covid-19 and the government's slow and steady steps to relax social restrictions. We continue to feel safe here and are hopeful the weeks ahead show continued progress. 

Celebrating Twinty-One Years of Twinergy

Jake and Emily turned 21! We celebrated with a virtual birthday party with Portland friends and neighbors, pictured below on Zoom. It was fun reunion and walk down memory lane, but severely lacking in hugs. In honor of the occasion, we created a couple of photo albums:

• Jake through the years
• Emily through the years

Here are the twins are their birthday. Emily is sporting some new troll socks and mermaid earrings, gifts from friends. Jake is sporting cuts and scrapes, obtained on a bike ride that started out great, but didn't end so well. 

In other news, Drew built a chicken coop, now home to Dottie, Greta, Otis, and Sarafina.

And Pat also celebrated a Spring Birthday. Thanks Samantha for the great throw-back photo below:

 

Marsasakala & Medina

Long walks around Malta have been keeping us sane in the midst of stay-at-home orders, teleworking, video meetings, and all things Covid.  Malta's lock-down has been strict, but has not gone so far as to prohibit people from enjoying the outdoors, in groups of 3 or less. Pictured above is Spinola Bay near our apartment; and below are the cliffs extending between two lovely fishing villages, Marsaskala and Marsaxlokk. More photos are linked here. 

We also visited Mdina recently, Malta's most ancient city, and practically had the place to ourselves. Click here for photos.