It's mid-November in Gozo, but there was still a dozen or so people on the beach at San Blas when I visited it today. In July there would be a lot more, so I was using a bit of licence when I wrote Naked Hero and had it deserted when Lewis went there with Gavin.
I went there by car today, although you have to walk the final stretch, which is down a very steep hill, and an arduous climb on the way back to the small car park. Lewis and Gavin go to San Blas on foot, walking along the coastal path from Ramla, which is Gozo's most popular and largest beach. I made the same walk myself several times, although it is almost impossible now, as erosion has taken much of the path away, making it a difficult scramble for large sections of the route - doable, but far from easy. But however you get there, San Blas is well worth a visit, even if you don't have it to yourself. Ochre sand, azure sea, and a dramatic backdrop of cliffs and terraced fields. It's a very special place, for its beauty peace and tranquillity. A tonic to be there after the horror of this morning's news from Paris.
J. K.
I went there by car today, although you have to walk the final stretch, which is down a very steep hill, and an arduous climb on the way back to the small car park. Lewis and Gavin go to San Blas on foot, walking along the coastal path from Ramla, which is Gozo's most popular and largest beach. I made the same walk myself several times, although it is almost impossible now, as erosion has taken much of the path away, making it a difficult scramble for large sections of the route - doable, but far from easy. But however you get there, San Blas is well worth a visit, even if you don't have it to yourself. Ochre sand, azure sea, and a dramatic backdrop of cliffs and terraced fields. It's a very special place, for its beauty peace and tranquillity. A tonic to be there after the horror of this morning's news from Paris.
J. K.