Changes

At last the powers-that-be have put in substantial posts to stop vehicular access to the sea-front promenade. It was a pleasure to walk along there on Sunday without the worry of cars speeding past.

The council have also painted a white line and the businesses must not stray over it, giving pedestrians a lot more space.

There were plenty of people on the beach and in the water especially as it is only the last week in April, AND the beach had been cleaned!!!

A new supermarket has opened in the premises formerly occupied by Akmar

And the shop known to every visitor to Altinkum as the "Million Shop" (it's like pound-stretcher in the UK), run by a lovely family suffered a terrible blow when the new shop they had just opened was gutted by fire.


However, they have rented the premises next door and it's business as usual. As they were not insured, perhaps we could all help out just by buying something from the new shop.

A sight to brighten up your day!!

We thought we'd show you some of the flowers in our garden at the moment ...



it's really burst into life at the moment

The bougainvillea is absolutely full of blossom .. 

The geraniums have been blooming right through the winter ..

and the bottle brush looks wonderful.

Preparing for the 2010 sailing season

Today we checked out the mooring, making sure the chains are still OK ...





and the weights still in place.

and then we launched the boat ..

Our project completed

We finished off the painting ......





and completed the project by covering the rails with a windbreak.

Job done, so we went for a walk around Yesilkent to take in some air and remind ourselves of why we are here ...

More news of the new Yesilkent Hotel

The new hotel in Yesilkent is still rising. The building regulations here are a total mystery, as the Golden Sun Hotel in Altinkum has been ordered to remove the sixth floor as it breaches the planning law that limits buildings to 5 storeys, and this building is now up to 9 or 10?