Keith, can't believe you had that picture of me when I used to teach Turkish dancing to earn extra pocket money !
Would you believe it, just as we got here and the sun started to shine ( it was glorious today) we have both picked up a cold and chest infection ! We were meant to meet up with some friends last night but felt too rough, anyway, we have only just left the starting grid and there is still plenty of the race to run.
We have been out all day again in Fethiye buying things for the house and the feelings we have are just as exciting as when we did this 10 years ago when we first bought the house, the difference being that we are so much more confident now, for instance today, we went into a shop that sold curtains and blinds, the shop keeper did not speak a word of English but we managed to pick our blinds and ended up with him running us home to measure up, we agreed a price and installation date ( I think !! ) years ago I would have worried about doing such a thing, but today, I just thought that this was a real experience and laughed to myself that we had achieved such a small thing without anyone needing to hold our hands.
We have allowed ourselves 2 weeks holiday to kick off our stay here, this finishes ( allegedly) on March 18th, so on that basis we have just watched the sunset on Calis front while having a fish meal in the Mendos ( food was excellent by the way) it is a Raki and sprite nightcap now in Dennis the Mennace bar (and use of wireless) before we head home and make out our 'To Do' list for tomorrow. We have a lot to do in turning the holiday home into a family home, on the face of it that seems a simple and straight forward task, believe me, there is a little more to it than that. I keep saying to Chris 'Baby Steps' which is what we are taking each day.
Once again thanks all for the warm welcome, it's off home now as our dolmas awaits.
