Hi folks, In response to my question to the list Bryan Buttigieg (bryanbt_at_ican.net) send me this extensive information on paddeling in Malta. With his permission I'd like to share this with you. > Nice to sea kayak, but a bit risky in Feb and March. High gale force winds > are common, so you will need to budget for a lot of unscheduled rest days. > > Too cold to swim without a wetsuit, unless you are used to the northern > waters. I swam in late April there and it was about 65F in the water. So > count on it being at least that or colder in Feb/March. Any meteorological > webpage should give you average sea temperatures for the central > mediterranean if you need more soecific info > > > Tenting is rather frowned upon. Campers are considered "dirty" because of > the nonexistent toilet facilitites.. You cant dig a shallow pit like we do > in the canadian bush because there is no topsoil to speak off, you are > camping generally on hard, sharp, nylon ripping limestone. On the other hand > the local canoeists might give you some info on places where the coastline > is inaccessible other than by water and where therefore camoing would likely > not bother anyone. > > > > > > >And of course: what are tides and currents like: Difficult waters > >or - like around Elba - no significant tides and currents? > > No tides > > The North of the Island is heavily populated to the shore, but would make > interesting kayaking. The south of the Island is isolated at water level due > to high cliffs. But of course this makes paddling more dangerous since you > will have difficulty finding a place to land. The Sister Islands of Gozo and > Comino are similar. Regards, Ferdinand ------------------------------------------------------------------ Ferdinand Soethe o, o__ o_/| o_. Wollkaemmerei 8 </ [\/ [\_| [\_\ D-30519 Hannover (`-/-------/----') (`----|-------\- ph +49-511-9845437 mobile +49-171-1403591 email f.soethe_at_apc.de ------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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