An afternoon at the beach :)

L-ewwel darba fis sena!
(The first of the year!)

This afternoon I joined my flatmates for an afternoon at Għajn Tuffieħa beach (near Golden Bay) in the North West of Malta. We also tested the underwater setting on my camera...

First Swim of 2009!

My friend Ania and I were revising for our upcoming exams when during one of our breaks Ania suggested that as it was nice and bright outside (a mere 16 degrees!) we should go for a dip in the residence pool...I foolishly agreed! We got our swimsuits and recruited Alex who was reading in a deck chair outside to join us.

The pool is NOT heated and so it was refreshing to say the least but worth it!

Pre-swim team photo

Alex testing the water.

A couple of lengths after lectures...

The cakes and pastries here are delicious and I fear I am indulging in a couple more than my jeans will allow... so, in order  to save my seams I have joined the national swimming pool (as a university student I enjoy a heavily discounted membership fee).

The national pool complex is located just off the university campus in Tal-Qroqq and enjoys a 50 metre olympic sized heated outdoor pool, a diving pool, squash courts and a fitness centre. The pool also hosts waterpolo matches during the summer months.