9 April 2018

Sat., Apr. 7, 2018

Sleima Creek
Malta




Today we dinghied around the Valletta point to Grand Harbour to watch The Freedom Day Regatta - celebrating the withdrawal of British military and navy in 1979.  The highlight of the day is a paddling regatta of traditional Maltese boats from the local town clubs.  A colourful event with crowds doing more carousing than watching.  Fun to watch, from TomTom rafted to our friends dinghy.

These traditional boats- Maltese gondolas- with motor are used to taxi tourists back and forth across the harbour.


Lovely boats, cared for with pride by the all male rowers.  Didn't see one female.
This rowing pair with little boy coxswain were the winners of their race after rowing in three previous races.

Maltese are serious boaters. It's obvious from their choices of park art.



Memorial for child refugees at Pinto Wharf.
And then there are the boats that bring in the big bucks...and the crowds.



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