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Terraces of tiny fields, tucked inside a lattice of drystone partitions, sweep away beneath me to the glittering blue waters of the Mediterranean. I’ve stopped at just a little limestone chapel perched excessive above the coast as I catch sight of a vibrant catamaran hoving into view. It’s the vessel that introduced me right here, the brand new quick ferry to Gozo from the Maltese capital.  

Departing from Valletta’s Grand Harbour, flanked by the towering fortifications of the Knights of St John, the ferry slips between defensive harbour partitions constructed by the British, earlier than powering alongside the coast. Now I see it sluggish in the direction of the little port of Mgarr, the place it is going to deposit its passengers, because it did me, onto the agricultural little island of Gozo.  

This ultra-convenient ferry has solely been working for just a few weeks, however so has Malta’s tourism business, opening up after months of on-off restrictions towards Covid-19. It’s been a bumpy experience, because it has for thus many travel-dependent economies. However regardless of masks remaining obligatory indoors and limits on the numbers socialising, Gozo feels fairly regular – particularly out right here amid the wild caper bushes, feathery fennel and prickly pears.  

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