So behind!

There are all sorts of things that I was going to post about but never got around to. Here are some photos of our holiday in Malta in May!!

I was lucky enough to go to a conference, so we took a couple of days leave before hand to have a family holiday. The idea was to go to a little island called Comino (with only one hotel) so that Duncan could do lots of diving. Of course it didn't turn out happening that way ... we went to the island but the weather gods conspired against us. Fortunately Duncan managed one dive, so all was not lost. He was cursing though because the diving was cancelled because of poor visibility. When he did get his dive in it was still "bad". Only about 12 metres! He told the divemaster about diving in The Netherlands and holding his compass to his mask in order to read it. 12 meters!

Goodbye rainy Holland


Hello Sunny Malta! Our boat to and from Comino.


The "resort"


The "Blue lagoon" which the island is famous for. It looks stunning in the postcards ... ok in real life.


and from the water


Island architecture



See Daddy did get in the water!



and Alex had his first swim too.


It's cold!


Alex also showed us that he knew what to do with an apple!



After our "relaxing" time on Comino we headed to the Hilton on the main island. The venue of the conference. It was the most relaxing time ever. Our room was great, the food was excellent and even the conference was ok. Duncan and Alex spent most of their days hanging out by the pool ... every break I would come and feed Alex. It was a tough time for Duncan sitting in the sun and drinking beer. All that pool lazing and the fact that we ate in the hotel every night (the Thai restaurant was the best) resulted in the largest "food and drink" bill we've ever had. It was worth it though.

My pool boys

The water was just a couple of degrees warmer than on Comino.


and on the way to the plane at the airport. Alex had to hold on just like his Dad.