Searching for Maltese dogs in Malta

Good afternoon from Valletta, Malta!  We arrived here early this morning and jumped on a hop on-hop off bus for a tour of the island.  Malta is larger than I thought but just as beautiful.  I've seen a dog from Malta, but not a single Maltese dog!  I guess that's a good thing because if I saw one I would probably get homesick because I am missing Zoey!  After our tour we found this little internet cafe to catch up on mail, facebook, and such. We are going to find a typical Maltese restaurant for lunch and vino, wander and explore, and be back onboard the ship for our 6 pm sail away.  Yesterday we went to a lecture given by Captain Pagonis... we had met him previously at a senior officers' party for Elite Captain Club members and I knew he was a nice man!  He is so intelligent, witty, and even good looking!  His talk was excellent... I learned lots about navigation of this giant ships and even a secret or two from the Captain.  Do you know that he wears a green sock on his right foot and a red sock on his left foot so that he always knows which is starboard and which is port side of the ship???  Did you know that whales sleep on the surface of the ocean at night?  From the bridge, the look out uses night vision binoculars so that they don't hit one of the endangered species of whales, such as the right whale. What was for dinner??? Oh me oh my... it was lobster and was perfect even though it was a warm water lobster.  Food has been great and we are really enjoying the ship as well as the ports of call.  Tomorrow we will be in Sicily and I can't wait!!! Mt. Etna, Taormino, Castlemona, Godfather search, food and wine... what could be better? Thank you for your emails... they always make me smile and feel happy!   Love ya, Miss ya,     Me