Chasing the Sunshine: July 2015

This year's long holiday was just over a month. Posting on my blog was difficult as our wifi was so slow so here is a look at all the things we did.
I had several people join me for my holiday, so there was always someone coming or going and I had loads of fun. Hil, Melanie and Shirley helped me get the trip off with a swing. Then they went and Matt arrived, later Tom and Charlie joined us.
Here are some photos of my time there. In June the weather was wonderful - around 28C. It got much warmer during our last week - around 38C. However the pool was lovely and there were plenty of shady places for me.
Every visit there seems to be something new to entertain and amuse us. This time it was the kittens. They were born in a corner of our garden just before we arrived and we enjoyed watching them grow bigger and bolder. By the time we left they were climbing trees and trying so hard to get into the house! So this blog entry will have a lot of kitten photos as they were so gorgeous. Everyone loved them - even Matt who was sometimes found playing with them with a peg on a string and cuddling them! So one who was the most enthusiastic at this game was called Peggy. The small but very bold one was called Tiny. We didn't really find a name for the third one but I couldn't tell the difference between Peggy and the other nameless one. We saw all the usual cats looking plump and well but Mummy cat was quite fierce and kept them all away from our garden and her kittens. The cats by us seem to survive well - some of them are about 6 -10 years old. Pretty good for street cats. One lovely one - a tortoiseshell we call Bella, made an appearance after not seeing her for a couple of years. I think someone has taken her in as she looked fabulous and greeted us like long lost pals.
We found a few new places to visit such as Bedya Beach at Palamut Buku, a couple of breakfast venues and Doris Hotel at Karaincir. The Doris Hotel was fabulous and had the most comfortable beach beds I have ever had the pleasure to lie on! Most of the other beaches were busy but here it was quiet, probably because they charge for their beds. We were happy to pay though for the comfort and peace.
I had some Turkish lessons with Lale, a language teacher from Istanbul. It gave me the confidence to try to speak more and during the last week it was all getting easier. I can now speak a bit using the past tense and was getting the hang of the future tense. So during my next visit I will make more effort and have a few more lessons.
Matt had quite a few windy days so he was mostly happy and he met up with lots of old windsurfing pals from around the world.


Spotted during our first morning - something in the bushes!


Oooh kittens!

Hilary and Shirley after a spot of shopping in Eski Datca.

I love the old doorways in Eski Datca

More shopping at Eski Datca

Watching the world go by at the harbour.

Frocks in the market

Now what will she buy?

A trip over the mountains.

Mummy cat decided that a perfect spot for her kittens would be inside our house. We watched her carry them in one by one!

Of course they couldn't stay so I managed to catch them and put them in a box outside. They seemed happy enough.


Bedya Beach at Palamut Buku was very nice.


We went to visit Sophie Hilary Jane - the dog we found on the road looking so sick and thin. Look at her 6 weeks later - just wonderful. She loved her new toy.