Fire

Fire swept across heathland close to Yesilkent and Konya

It was fanned by very high winds and caught hold very quickly

Fire-engines were in attendance but it soon became clear that it was moving quicker than they could control it

So they called in the air-borne fire service

It took 2 aeroplanes and 2 helicopters, scooping water from the sea and dousing the flames, to bring it under control

The flames got within metres of Konya. The villagers had to be evacuated and the village itself was continuously bombarded with water to protect it from the encroaching blaze.

Well done the fire brigade for finally getting it all under control and putting it out.

Almost Finished

As you can see from this photo, the main mosque being constructed in Didim is almost finished.

Such a grand building for a small seaside town.

Windy Weather

We do occasionally get rough weather and currently, although hot, it is very windy as this video shows.

A new restaurant for Yesilkent

A new restaurant is being built in Yesilkent between the Blue Restaurant and Al Dente Restaurant.

The project also includes scraping away the rocks to form a new beach.

It will have a large terrace ...


and magnificent views over the bay.

Bafa Lake and Heraklia

We drove to Bafa Lake with some friends to have lunch

(View from restaurant)
It was a beautiful day and the views were magnificent

We had a lovely lunch ....

and then we explored this village of Kapıkırı

as well as some of the ruins of Heraklia
A very interesting place

Yo's Birthday

We were invited to the celebrations for Yo's birthday

They were held at the Garden Restaurant in Akbuk. The owner, Mehmet, pulled out all the stops to decorate the place and to provide a lovely meal.

Seahorse revisited

We had another evening out with friends to the Seahorse restaurant. Everyone was pleased with the food, the ambience and the staff who made us feel very welcome.

Lifeboat Drill

We went to Kusadasi today, and while there one of the big liners in port decided to have a lifeboat drill. 

All the lifeboats along the starboard side were lowered, and raced around the harbour for  a while. 

There were 13 in all along the side and the same again on the port side.

 We wondered how many survivors each lifeboat could take on board, and whether there would be enough space for all crew and passengers.
Looking at the size of the ship compared to that of the lifeboats, probably not.