Blogging at Eighty

 Yesterday there was some excitement in the hotel as young  skinny girls arrived, dressed up to the nines with 6 inch heels as thin as a pencil.  It seemed it was Miss Univers 2025 and the contestants for this year.   They were to be presented at 10 pm that evening and I am sure they were but I was upstairs getting ready for bed.  Today it was supposed to be stormy but this afternoon the sun was shining so I ventured out and went to Bugibba.  It is known as the place for lively nightlife but with a lot of workmen and machines all over the place it didn't quite live up to its billing.  I went into an outdoor cafe to have coffee and the wind was so strong it blow the cardboard cup of milk all over the place and I feared the cup would follow but at least it didn't rain Have booked to go on a tu tu tour of Gozo on Tuesday as the weather is forecast to be sunny and calm.  Also booked a tour of 3 cities and wine tasting for the following Tuesday....

 This is my third day and I decided that I must get away from hotel.  First I walk up passed the bus garage to find the Laundry.  I do hate doing washing on holiday.  Located it so tomorrow's task is to find it again, this time with laundry.  Got back and waited for bus to Bugibba.  Got to bus garage only to find it was the one I had passed in the morning.  Never mind the sun was shining so I went to an outdoor cafe.  They had delicious apple pie and custard and while I waited got talking to two elderly English ladies on the next table.  They had lived in Malta for 25 years and said how much things had changed, and not for the better.  They also told me that the buses were not running to Bugibba because all the roads had been dug up.  Sounded a bit like Ely only more so.  If good weather holds tomorrow will take laundry then catch bus to either Sliema or Valletta.  Last night met an English lady for the second time who had...

 First full day in windy and wet Malta.  Hotel is large and yesterday I explored from basement to the bar ect on floors 10 and 11.  Unfortunately because of bad  whether most of outside facilities were closed.  Hotel seemed busy with lots of small  children.  After a late breakfast went for a walk to the Aquarium and back.  Arrived at hotel just before a shower.  Sat in coffee shop which was soon filled with people arriving in wet jackets.  Have now retired to my room to write this before thinking of what I shall do for lunch.

 On Saturday I  got to Ely station early only to find my train had been cancelled.  Next one an hour later.  Got to the airport and from there to the Travelodge by taxi.  Not a great distance cost ten pounds.  Next morning coming out of bathroom to find it was 4 am and I  had ordered taxi for 3.45.  Olympian speed dressing and getting down to ring for another taxi.  Cost fifteen pounds 90.   Good flight but coming into land plane told pilot   the winds were wrong so we had to go round and come in again.  Other than that it was a good journey but I was so tired first thing I did was to have a nap.

 This is for Maggie who wants to read my blog of how I get on in Malta .  I leave for Birmingham Airport in four days time.  I will be staying in a hotel overnight and, all things being equal, I fly out at 6am the next morning.  I will send her details and hopefully she will be able to test if she can read this before I go. Adding this to test I can write my blog on my tablet