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gozotoday | FRIDAY • 13 SEPTEMBER 2024
CULTURE
Trekking along Gozo's enchanting
GOZO'S coast is a feast for ad-
venture enthusiasts. Cycling,
abseiling, kayaking and trek-
king are all part of the game.
We met up with Jesmond Scer-
ri, a scout, an educator, a fam-
ily man, and a seasoned adven-
turer who has trekked around
the coastal perimeter of Gozo
in one go several times.
As a scout, Jesmond's love
for the outdoors and hiking is
a basic inclination. He is in-
spired by the outdoors because
it gives him freedom. He also
enjoys being close to nature.
In his words, in this day and
age, being close to nature and
having the possibility to admire
it is a luxury. When travelling
abroad, he often seeks longer
holidays involving outdoor
trekking in line with his life-
style.
Jesmond explains that he had
hiked around the different
coastal zones of Gozo several
times, even with the scouts, but
he had never ventured a trail
around the whole coast in one
take. Inspired by a friend and
ex-scout, who had tackled it
