This coming Sunday at 1:00pm there will be the Gozo Rocks! Clean & Green Hike. Organiser Louis Debattista said that the walk will be about 8km in the countryside-starting from the Qala Local Council, walking to ta’ Simar, Dahlet Qorrot, then San Blas – and possibly to Ramla.
A bus, provided by EcoGozo and the Ministry for Gozo, will be waiting for the walkers at the end of the hike to take everyone back to Qala. Louis is once again urging as many people as possible to “go along, have fun and enjoy Gozo, do some volunteer work and be Gozo Proud!”
Last Sunday the managed to walk 8.6km on the route from Dwejra along the coast, ending in Gharb. They collected 29 bags and one car battery. It was a group of 13, including three new hikers: a mom and daughter originally from Sri Lanka and an Englishman living in Austria and on vacation in Gozo for a week.
Louis said, “thanks to all participants for their commitment and volunteering spirit. We would love to see more Gozitans join us!”
Louis gave thanks to the San Lawrenz Local Council, particularly Mr Cini in charge of the bulk pick-up, for sending a truck with him to pick up 13 bags of recyclable material. “Also thanks to the Gharb Local Council for picking up the 16 bags we left by Saint Dimitri chapel.”
In his closing message Louis said, “come on Gozo, we can do better! Please get involved this coming Sunday, the 14th of February, and join us – you’ll be doing something good for our island and for yourself.”
Also this weekend, the Gozo Greyhounds Sports Club is organising a cycle ride, Louis from the club said that anyone aged 9 upwards who is interested in joining them for a Saturday morning ride, it will will start at 10:00am, the route will be about 20km on Gozo roads. “It will be a nice and easy pace with no one left behind. Each rider must have a helmet and water.”
The ride starts by Qala Local Council (the first roundabout on the main road coming into Qala). Parents need to please inform Louis by sending an SMS if their children are coming on 99609845.