11.5.25 Half marathon Çesme I slept well, John didn’t, he always struggles the night before a run. We were up at 7am, dressed and in the Belediye square by 7.40am. Banging tunes played and people stretching their muscles were raring to go. It was a great atmosphere. There were several street dogs around, they all…
OK, we’ll go onwards to Seferhisar then! 13.5.25 After a lovely peaceful sleep in Çinar we set off to Olivelo nature park about 30 minutes away. Reviews said it was looking run down and forgotten but we loved the rustic charm and the otherwise empty car park where Maisy enjoyed running free and having a…
16.10.24 Since getting back from Budapest 3 weeks ago, it’s been a whirlwind of friends coming over. Back just in time to catch up with Sarah and her mum Pam, Terrie & Simon, Mark & Yvonne and the Wickies, Kev & Linda. Simon ended up staying for an extra week and stayed with us while…
17.10.24 At 8am the Jandarma woke us up knocking on our door. What are you doing? Ahh, tourists, ok. It’s good that they check everyone is ok and at least it wasn’t any earlier than 8. It was actually a little chilly this morning. Autumn is here. 28 degrees in the day and comfortable to…
18.10.24 We had a lovely quiet night at Novada Outlet Centre, Söke. John decided to fill the van with water, but when it began to come out brown he abandoned that idea. We popped into the shopping area, but the shops don’t open til 10am, apart from Migros. John suggested we put our rocket in…
19.10.24 When I woke up John had already hatched a cunning plan. It looks like there may be parking 20 minutes walk away from his half marathon start line. We risked it, found it and it’s perfect. Once settled we cooked mushroom omelettes and sausages. It was lovely to see Manisa in the daylight- minus…