Happily we missed some celebration when we arrived in Malta. They were just dismantling a stage on dockside when we were there. I looked down onto the sea in the harbour. A sensation of wave equations, like looking at sine waves overlapping on an oscilloscope. Malta has had a painful chequered history over the years, including ethnic cleansing by Arabs from Africa. The timing of excursions didn't always fit nicely with lunchtime. Today was had a salad at the Glass House before we went - not so good.