Last Day at Manresa

Yesterday, Father Anthony and Father Victor wanted us to join them for their weekly Sunday evening drive, and decided they were going to pick us up at Dwerja (pronounced Dwerya). So, rather than taking the bus there and walking back to Manresa as planned, we walked to Dwerja after lunch and awaited their arrival shortly after 5 p.m. It was a beautiful road through the countryside on a beautiful afternoon. We passed through Fontana so that Michele could see the Lunzjata chapel and then up through Kercem and Santa Lucija to see the charming little church square there. Sunday afternoons are especially quiet in Gozo, so our walk was very peaceful. Although the distance wasn't that long (we only logged 16590 steps), because the route was so hilly, it took us a little over 2 hours to reach Dwerja. The main attraction at Dwerja is the Azure Window which as you'll note from the picture is bound to collapse in a relatively short time (relative to the age of the coastline that is). The surf splashing up and over the rocks is a beautiful soft pastel blue, a hue which my camera could not, unfortunately, capture. Father Anthony and Father Victor arrived shortly after 17:00 and took us for a great drive. We first visited the cathedral of Ta Pinu near Gharb, then carried on through Zeebug down to the saltpan road. Then on through Marsalforn and back south to Xaghra, Nadur, Oala and Mgarr where we stopped fr a beer at a small pub on top of the hill overlooking the Blue Lagoon between the small islands of Comino and Cominetta. We made it back just in time for supper at 20:00. What a perfect way to end a great day in such warm company.