Life on the Vine

Just ninety minutes away from Malta via a very sleek and speedy catamaran is Sicily.  When Tom and I were talking about plans for my birthday weekend in Malta I told him I wanted to try something new and take the day trip to Sicily.  It certainly makes for a long day.  We were up at 4:30 a.m. and outside our hotel waiting for our pick-up by 5:15 a.m.  We were on board the catamaran and underway by 7 a.m. and the day did not end until around midnight.  It was worth every minute. As we were leaving Malta we got some pictures of the sunrise.  Here are a couple.  Sunrise marks a new day and new year Fortified walls Tom splurged a bit on the tickets so we could sit in Club Class.  This actually worked out to our benefit twice.  Because of the deck locations the Club Class section was the only part of the boat where you could be outside while the catamaran was underway.  This allowed us to get these photos.  Sicily here we come! Below are pictures of our two means of transport -

Labor Day weekend marked not only my birthday (33 if you were wondering...I'm not ashamed!) but also my third trip to Malta.  Tom was in the midst of a three-week-long trip for work and we had decided the month prior that I would rendezvous with him in Malta so we could spend some time together and celebrate my big day.  Turned out to be a birthday weekend extravaganza and it was wonderful.   Each trip to Malta has included a new adventure.  Our first trip together we explored several towns on the island of Malta, took a boat cruise, lounged around the Blue Lagoon and visited glass factories.  The second trip, which was in March 2010, Tom had to work so I did double-decker bus tours - exploring Gozo Island and new parts of Malta.  For the third trip I told Tom I wanted to do something special for my birthday - a day trip to Sicily. I haven't really done a decent blog about our trips to Malta, minus my homage to heavenly hot chocolate , so I thought I'd make a bit of a c