A trip to Malta is never complete without a visit to its
neighboring islands Gozo and Comino. If you thought Malta was small, it seems
like Australia compared to Gozo. Diveshack Malta agreed to take me up to Gozo
via the ferry across the Comino Channel, go on a couple of dives at Dwerja
Point, before dropping me off at the Downtown Hotel at Victoria, Gozo's
'metropolitan' city. The first dive at Dwerja Point was the Blue Hole. While
not shark-infested like Belize's blue hole, the shore dive offered some nice
images of Malta's stunning underwater topography, as did the second dive at
Coral Cave.
Compared to the hustle and bustle of metropolitan Valletta,
Gozo certainly was a tranquil place. Only 14 km long and 7 km wide and with a
population of around roughly 30,000, the best way to explore Gozo is by foot
and after a day of diving and exploring Victoria's Il-Kastell, I walked from
Mgarr Harbour back to Victoria the second day. This was after hopping over to
the uninhabited (well Wikipedia lists its population as "8") island of Comino.
Comino is home to one of Malta's most picturesque places, the Blue Lagoon.
Right: Diving at the Blue Hole and Coral Cave. Below: the
Blue Hole from the surface
Above: Diving through the Blue Hole
Below: Diving at the Coral Cave
Above: the view of the Gozitan countryside from
Victoria
