Regular Expat blog meet up

Hi Ricky
Hope to see you on Wednesday evening @beach
Just arrived yesteday.
Must get my mini BBQ for the sausages.

Cheers MC

Hi MalteseCross,

feel free to bring a mini BBQ. Most of us bring ready made food and drinks to avoid the hassle of actually having to grill.

There is plenty of room to position a little grill though -)))

At the moment the water temperature is perfect and there are no jellies. I hope it doesn't change.

Check out post #176 and arrive after 7 pm so some early birds will be there. THe group gets bigger as the evening goes on.

Look forward to seeing you

Cheers
Ricky

Hi guys

I will try to make my first meeting at the beach tomorrow night, I hope I can find you all there

Hi Miko,

look forward to seeing you tomorrow.

If you have a problem finding us call me on:

7777(melita)1951 and I can guide you in.

Cheers
Ricky

ricky wrote:

Hi Miko,

look forward to seeing you tomorrow.

If you have a problem finding us call me on:

7777(melita)1951 and I can guide you in.

Cheers
Ricky

Thanks Ricky, I am sure I'll find it/you guys - see you all later!

Hey all sorry we missed the meet up.
Will get to next Wednesdays meet up.
Did many turn up.

Hi,

yes, we were a nice number and had fun!

We will be meeting next week again, as every week until October.

Several others who said they were coming didn't turn up but that is ok. But there is no obligation anyway)))

Cheers
Ricky

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Hi everyone will be arriving 5th August and can't wait to meet you all. See you soon Jay

Hi all,

just to remind everybody that we are meeting on the beach seafront in Sliema as every Wednesday from 7 pm onwards.

Check out previous posts for the exact location near Exiles.

Just bring your own food and drinks. It's a great group-))

Look forward to seeing you all as usual.

Ricky

"Check out previous posts for the exact location near Exiles."

Facing the sea, is it on the left or the right hand side of Exiles?

It is to the right of Exiles when you face the sea.

On the Tower Road promenade there is an old stone watchtower (Torri) just on the corner above Exiles.

To the right of the tower is a flight of steps going down to the rocky beach. At the bottom of the stairs keep to your right and head for a shallow rock pool.

That is where you will find us!

Come a bit after 7 ....then you will not be the first to arrive -)))

See you and anybody else interested there. It's every Wednesday until Autumn.

Cheers
Ricky

I hope to attend next Wednesday with my husband. We have been in Malta now since May this year so its about time we started to socialise!

Hope to see you guys at the beach tonight :-)

Same place and time as usual -)))

Cheers
Ricky

Hmm, maybe we're extremely thick or something but we were 3 newbies on the beach today, at the described spot - and there was no one else!

Fortunately we at least found each other and had a nice chat.

After waiting around for a while and eventually having to accept the fact that no one else showed, we decided to join the other Expat group at Biancos.

Sadly, upon arriving there after a 15 minute walk, we were told that no one else from the Expat group had shown up!

What a bummer.....but again, the 3 of us had a great night on our own.

Perhaps we will get lucky and see some of you next Wednesday?

Hi Mike,

we were there from 6.45 to around 10 pm! About 8 of us yesterday... plus one dog.

I'm sorry that both groups didn't realize that they were supposed to be together! I was looking out for Newbies but for some reason it didn't seem to help! Where you there before 7 ?

I did leave a phone number on the thread in case of difficulties!

We'll be there next Wednesday again as every week. The group size varies from week to week and usually starts at 7 with a few and then more arriving later.

I'll organize a flag on a small pole to identify the group for future Newbies. It will probably be an England flag -))) as that is the only one I have. So look out for it next week.

Cheers
Ricky

Hi Ricky

That's amazing, I really don't know how we could have missed you. We even asked the few people around if any of them was from the expat group.....we stayed there from about 7:15 to 8.00, and then we gave up on it and left for Biancos.

The flag solution sounds like a really good idea, we even talked about that yesterday.

And yeah, we will definitely try again on Wednesday.

Cheers

Mike

Hello Ricky

We were the other 2 that turned up and met Mike last night and I did actually see what I thought was a family with a dog on the rocks!  We even said it wouldn't be the group as everyone looked to familiar with each other. It was the Collie that we spotted. 

The flag idea is perfect as it will be so easy to spot and we don't have to worry about asking groups of people are they the expat group. 

We will come back next Wednesday and try again.  The main thing is last night wasn't wasted as we met Mike and had a really lovely evening and great conversation.  It will be good to do that again with other new people next week too.

See you there soon.

Hi justine,

-)))))))))))

That's exactly what we are ! A great Expat family with regulars who know each other really well and Newbies nearly every week who are always just as welcome and most become 'family' very fast -)))
The collie is Lizzie and from Salzburg and is well behaved ...and loves carrots and cucumbers ...and anything else too -))) So Lizzie counts as Expat too.

Look for the 'flag' next week , it is already sitting here so I don't forget it.

Cheers
Ricky

PS The group size changes from week to week . anything between around 10 to more than 25 , depending on what other events are on and work schedules.

Hi all ,

we will be on the beach beneath St. Julians Tower in Sliema near Exiles on Wednesday at 7 pm .

I will be flying an England flag but any other flag donations are welcome! We can fly more than one .......

Look forward to seeing regulars and all Newbies who might have missed us in the previous weeks. I've heard that many of our female regulars are opting for Jonny Logan on Wednesday but the rest will still be on the beach -)))

And it will be hot ...so the beach will be the best location. If you come early swimming is a good option to cool down and relax.

I guess i can't compete with JL ! -)))

Cheers
Ricky

Hi, I would love to attend.  Thursday works for me and I live in Sliema.  Mary

Wednesday ..... not Thursday !

ooooops.  I think I know where you mean not quite sure.  I am not sure I can make it this Wednesday but I will be there next Wednesday for sure.  Mary

Is there an email list I can join to be informed of the Wednesday night meetups?

Hi Lilly you should ask Ricky please as I am not sure if there is one or not.

Hi Ricky curiosity.  What is the age range of the expats.  Thanks, Mary

Hi Mary and Lilly,

there is an e-mail list but I do not send out an invitation every week through the list as we are always there at the same place on the beach. If and when we change location or something else important needs to be communicated I'll send out and e-mail. The next e-mail will probably be sent out to inform that the summer is over and that we are moving indoors. But that won't be until October/November.

Send me your e-mail through PM and I will add you.

The age range can be from 20 to 65 , sometimes more to the around 30 's sometimes more 40-50 . It changes every week.

Cheers
Ricky

ty ricky

Hey Guys,

I've been passing there on my way home from work but today I'll pass there a bit earlier

Anyone thinking about going there earlier than 7 or bored and up for a coffee near by exiles around 5.30ish?

Andre

He Andre,

I'll be there around 6.30 for a swim as it is quite hot but 5.30 is too early for me.

Maybe somebody else will contact you for a coffee.

Chers
Ricky

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Hey guys lovely to meet you last night and put faces to the names, you kind of all looked like I'd have imagined hope to be there next week although dont think ill do paceville afterwards! Or maybe. Thanks again Ricky for your dedication on the forum (and so many others)
Jay. (Julian)

Hello guys ! I'll come to the next meeting ! so tomorrow evening. What time is it? Is there some young people like me? (22 years old)

Hi aix,

we meet at and after 7 pm at the designated spot on Wednesdays. The age range is from 20 to 60 but those attending change every week. So you might be the youngest but maybe not !

We never know who is coming...but all are welcome and have fun -)))

See you tomorrow! As of today the water is fine and no enemies(jellyfish) so if you come early you can swim.

See you tomorrow.
Ricky

Alright ! Jellyfish are gone since a long while because of too hot water. In march and april, that was awful how many they were!!!

See you there

PS : Swim is also possible after midnight hahaha

But then you can't see the sharks ! It's dark ..... -)))

Cheers
Ricky

hahaha I see we have some funny people here!

(....hmm really? I thought Malta's sea was known by its whales and piranhas !)

Hiiii

Ricky you said to me there is also a meeting every friday evening at Surfside, right? I found nothing on Facebook
Anyway, I'll go having a look tonight.
If someone have confirmation of appointement, please let me know here or by PM