Time for a trip to the neighboring island of Gozo. Have a look at the map above. Unfortunately, not very detailed.

	To the left, the view of the town we stayed in, Qwar on our way to the Cirkewwa, the harbor for the ferry trip to Gozo. There are some 30 000 people living here permanently and augmented a lot during the Summer seasons. To the right, the ferry we thought should take us accross.
	On the quay, one of the locals is spending his time fishing. This was our boat that took us across. Not the ferry.
	Martin aboard the boat and we had a rough trip across to Gozo, a trip that took some 30 minutes. St. Paul's monument on Gozo.
	Typical buildings on Gozo, made of the local rock. The church in our landing town of Gozo, Mgarr.
	The group outside our jeep that was to take us around the island. The bustling harbor of Mgarr.
	The convoy of jeeps leaving Mgarr. Comino, the small island between Malta and Gozo with 3 residents and during the Summer, lots of tourist.
	Typical landscape of Gozo. Our guide, the friendly Morris. Nice name for a jeep driver.
	Here you see the building blocks the houses are made of. They are cut out of the side of the rock. It's a soft stone, former see bottom. Martin with a fancy car of unknown origin. With French plates. We guessed on a Renault or Italian make.
	Ramla (red sand) beach. You can also see some fortifications in the sea made during WWII to prevent the Germans to land here. The rocky slope down towards the sea.
	Of course, after no rain since April, it started raining the two weeks Martin was here. So now the country side is green and lush. Very much as in SA. The walls of GGantija, ruins some 800 years older than the pyramids and Stonehenge. Worth while a visit in real life and on the net.
	Olive trees next to the GGantija ruins with the green lush undergrowth. Martin at the entrance of the ruins, build by a stone age people, long gone. They are closed to the public due to the wear and tear.
	The typical buildings of Gozo and fields. Time for lunch in Victoria, the capital town of Gozo.
	The wall behind the tables was made of running water. Really impressive. Martin with Audi at his side at the table. She is a 67 years old x Leyland employee from Norway.
	One of the small inlet with a tourist town at the bottom. Really safe for swimming. The jeweler's shop where Martin was tricked to spend  € 220,- more than planned. Clever sales lady.
	In the booze cave of local produce. Really fancy. You can see encircled the bottles Martin bought, a prickly pear liquor.   They are using natural stone all over the island. They are cut out of the mountain side seen in the distance.
	Natural rock is used for most building purpose. Here road side walls. Audi to the left and Morris to the right with the jeep, Maruti in the middle. Maruti is a Toyota licensed vehicle made in India and exported to Malta, cheap.
	Audi and Martin at one of the rock formations. Aud has her own photo gallery, if you want to have a look at her pictures from the trip. Hat sales man. No pushy selling here. No man. But awake.
	Martin with his new straw hat from Gozo. The last one was bought in Egypt in 2003. Time for a change. The Paulus church, inaugurated by the pope Johannes Paulus II Mai 21, 1990. A poor nation like this can afford new churches. In the oil rich Norway, they cannot even maintain those they have. The church was built during the 1920ties.
	The front of the church. The altar inside the church. There is a vide clip of 30 MB taken inside the church. Download and save before playing. That's the safest way.
	The memorial plate when the church got in conjunction with the pope's visit. The surroundings of the church was beautifully made with statues and parks. Really nice.
	The agricultural layout of the fields next to the church. Then off onto the road again. These salt pans was made by the Romans and are still operational today.
	A curious rock formation next to the sea. The group of jeeps on the road.
	The Jesus figure on top of a mountain. À la Bueno Aeres in Brazil. The top and it surrondings.
	The citadel in Victoria, the capital,  made by the Turks in 10th century AD. Very impressive fortifications. Martin the Saint had been here too.
	These fortifications was used till the Napoleon wars when the British took over. Inside the fortress itself.
	Then back to the harbor of Mgarr. The commuters from Malta is coming home from work. This time, the tour group took the ferry accross for a pleasant trip without any waves. A fascinating trip worth taking if you are in these parts of the world.

The next day, Friday Oct 26, it was time for sore throat and a long day in bed.