February

February has started with some really icy blasts. Yes, winter has definitely arrived. Thursday 1st was sunny though, if a little chilly, so after we had completed the necessary chores, we decided to get a bit of exercise and walked the coastal clifftop path to Altinkum. It's always a beautiful walk, and this day was no exception.

Even though the weather has turned colder, some plants are poking their heads through the soil.


Once we got to Altinkum, we went to book our airport transfer to Izmir for our flight to Istanbul later this month. On the way we spoke to several people. After that we walked up into Didim to check our post box. More people to say hello to on the way. It made us realise, that although our motorbike had freed us up to travel when and where we wanted, it had also cut us off from a lot of contact with our friends and aquaintances, acquired during our transport-free beginnings. We really must park the motorbike up, and walk more, if only for fitness sake.

However the following day, with high winds forecast, we had to go into town for some mastic to glue down our roof shingles, which have a habit of flipping off when the wind really blows. That little job and a few others kept us busy during the afternoon and in the evening we ate at our favourite restaurant, Café More with friends Nigel, Yo, Mandy and Lawrence. A very pleasant evening.