Gary's Boat - Simply Red

Everybody so enjoyed a day on Geoff's boat that when they were offered the chance to do it again on Gary's boat they were delighted.



Here grand-ma joins grandchildren in the giant ringo

And Gary taught Bethany how to drive a speedboat

And Richard mastered the kneel board and water skis

The Beach

We also showed them some of the beaches around here



Helped them to master snorkelling

The young ones just had to bury their older sister didn't they?

And here's Alex just floating around

Meals out

We also introduced them to many of our friends and had meals out with a lot of them.

Here we are joined by Yo, Nigel and Craig admiring once again the sunset from the seafront at Akbük


Here we have Bethany and Alex being served by Kenan at the Police Academy

And Richard and Christie enjoying the evening and the wonderful views

Visitors from the UK

You may have wondered why there haven't been any additions to the blog recently. We've had visitors, our daughter Christie, Richard and 3 grand-daughters Hayley, Alex and Bethany.


We took them to the Aquapark on one of our days out ... they loved it!!

And our friend Geoff kindly took them out on his boat for a taste of watersports


They tried the Ringoes, and kneel-boarding amongst other things

Even us poor old Grand-parents had a go.

The peace and tranquility of Gaye 2

It can be so peaceful here



The perfect setting for relaxation

New Mosque Update

6 or 7 weeks ago we showed a picture of the new mosque. Since then there has been a little progress



although heavy building work is banned during the hieght of the summer

The ground floor is already being used for prayer meetings.

Security

With crime on the increase around Didim and Yeşilkent, security huts have been springing up on Yeşilkent Sahil Sitesi.

We are told that some entrances are to be blocked and others will have gates and gatekeepers



Watch this space!!

Developments at Ladybird Beach

Now those of you who know the beach in front of the Blue Restaurant (known as Ladybird Beach) will know that the old men sit under the trees playing dominoes there. Well now we have a Mini Bufé there, and the area beneath the trees is being brick-weaved.



Not the best time to choose to do this ... in the height of the summer season, when everybody is trying to enjoy the sun and sand. The visitors are not too happy to be covered in clouds of grey dust as the lorries deliver their loads.

But hey this IS Turkey and it will look good when it's done, and it will be much more comfortable to sit there and have a beer or coffee in the shade of the olive trees.

Circus

The Big Top has arrived in Didim and the circus is performing for the next week or so each night at 9.30pm

Friendliness

We were enjoying a natter under an olive tree on Gaye 2 with our friends Mandy and Lawrence this afternoon when we were suddenly joined by some ladies. Now the Turks are by nature a very friendly nation, but occasionally


they take friendliness to extremes .... note the big wide empty spaces they could have used