Day 32--Valletta, Malta

arrived on the island of Malta in the capital city-Valletta.. what a pretty day ..mid 60's sunny blue skies perfect picture taking ..  hopped on the HoHo bus for a tour of the city..then it was a walk up on the upper level of the city on to the Ramblas..plenty of people out and about..saw the 12 noon Saluting Battery Cannon going off..pretty neat

 

 

a man in sheeps clothing

Cleanup

Elevator to the Upper Level of the City

 

Day 31--at Sea

a quiet partly sunny day at sea with temps into the low 60's...  flat seas were welcomed  as we putt putt putted along at about 10 kts for our slow sail down and over to the island of Malta in the central Med from Corfu, Greece.. we are scheduled to arrive there tomorrow morning at 7am.. . crazy stuff as Black Friday sales were held onboard today, Sunday... mostly junk as far as I was concerned..  Team Trivia at 1pm then it was off to the dining room for dinner as we said goodbye to our dining room steward Alfan who we've had on the Maasdam for the past 6 cruises-- he leaves for his vacation tomorrow in Malta... we will miss him but at least he gets to see his new baby girl for the first time.. nice

Day 30-- Corfu, Greece

after a sporting bumpy day at sea yesterday bypassing Katakolon, Greece due to severe weather conditions at that port we arrived late last nite..  went out to the Old Town at 10am after the light rain stopped..it turned into a beautiful sunny day in the mid 60's..we stopped and went into the Old Fortress ..and of course some free wifi at Mickey D's before continuing to walk the beautiful city

  

Day 29--at Sea

as we were leaving Piraeus Athens last nite the Captain informed us that due to heavy seas and strong winds we were bypassing our next port Katakolon, Greece as we were unable to dock with those severe conditions..instead we are headed to Corfu, Greece our next scheduled port arriving 9pm tonite with an overnite stay...   the seas sure came up last nite at about midnite.. 15-18' with 40 kt winds continued thruout the day today.. 'sporting' for sure...  the Med continues to be the worst overall conditions on this our 5th cruise on it..  breakfast in the dining room with the gang of 5..some of the 'usual suspects' were spotted..    and there's always 'it's a jungle out there' just to add to the mix ... a Black Friday junk sale on the ship.. followed by lunch in the Lido then Team Trivia in the Crow's Nest.. lots of people missing... probably ''calling frank' in their cabins.. many were also missing in the dining room at dinner...  wonderful