Farewell Malta - Hello Portland - Coming soon Philadelphia

Click here for photos from our final days in Malta, along with some highlights from the weeks Jake and Emily were with us and working as summer hires at the Embassy. 

As part of our transition back to the U.S., we got to spend two weeks in Portland with Drew, Jake, and Emily. Click here for photos from our walks around Mt. Tabor, mushroom hunting in the Tillamook Forest, hanging out in Drew's ceramics studio, dinner with friends, and more. We arrived in Portland when the city was experiencing hazardous air quality due to wildfires, but thankfully rain cleared the air part way through our time together. 

Next stop, Philadelphia. 

Final Days in Malta - from the Blue Grotto to Gozo's Inland Sea

It's our last week in Malta - a week that coincides with two holidays, Labor Day and Maltese Victory Day. We spent the long weekend revisiting some favorite places - Malta's Blue Grotto, Comino's Crystal Bay, and Gozo's Citadel and Inland Sea. Click here for photos. 

We had a lovely, albeit it choppy, sail to Comino on Sunday, then took the ferry over to Gozo on Monday. Jake free-dove to 60 feet in Gozo's Blue Hole, located by the Inland Sea and Azure Window - a sea arch that unfortunately collapsed a few years ago in a storm, just after Game of Thrones filmed an episode there. The clear, deep water makes the Blue Hole a great place to snorkel, and the cliffs just above it were a great spot to take photos.

Emily and Pat also got a couple of dives in this past week. Click here for photos.

Meanwhile back in the Pacific Northwest, Drew and Grace spent Labor Day Weekend enjoying Washington's lovely Lake Chelan. Click here for photos. This time next week, we are excited to have everyone together for the first time since Christmas!