Gozo and Malta shared the six-kilometer strait. Every half-hour inter-island ferries. Weather in Byron's day outing turned out to be.
During shipment we did not suspect that will get into the storm.
Moreover, at the hour the sun came out and we are well considered village port Mgarr.
on the wonderful Maltese Gozo (Gozo), incidentally, is written Għawdex, and read as "Audesh"
for 50 cents a bus or three euros a taxi from here you can to get to Victoria - the capital of the island.
Before the town was renamed in honor of the famous Queen of England, he was called Rabat.
It's a neat Maltese town with a fortress, overlooking a large part of Gozo.
became cloudy. Here, in the crumbling of the citadel, the wind has knocked down feet.
From the sea came the rain.
We decided to wait it into the first cafe.
The time was early, ordered breakfast. By the way, very correct, with cheese, olives, salads and local fish. As soon as he was willing - in the city cut down the light. sat by candlelight.
wind and rain subsided a bit. Per hour before the tree was still standing. And we agreed with the taxi driver to drive us into a neighboring village.
seems on the whole of Gozo in the day something breaks. Part roads flooded , here and there fell the trees.
But the double-decker sightseeing buses continued to run. It turned out that they can catch on roadside. It's great to go to the top tier. Only caution is necessary: not to catch some wire hanging over the street.
So we are still a little pokolesili the island and got up to the Azure Window (Azure window) - the rock arch on the west coast.
Closer failed to get close, the roads were blocked. To the shore by car drove the lane bed.
Only this time, learned that a small stone shelters, which are complete on the rocky coast, used by hunters of migratory birds. It's something like a mass national sport. And a huge problem : hunters do not distinguish between protected and unprotected species.
On these shores, and with this wind , of course, can and should jump.
But, generally, the wind creates a number of inconvenience.
Local scared that in this weather can not work backward ferry to Malta.
But all limited pumping and the fact that the captain chose a different route.
ferry went away and hid from the wind behind the island of Comino.
In Low Season lived there only four men.
Rocks.
Check. Because of indiscriminate wind be at the pier was dangerous, and landing-landing meticulously controlled.
Again west coast, gluing of the three frames.