Monday, 19th January, 2009. The Hotel is a large Seafront resort hotel with lots of facilities. Pat took advantage of the indoor swimming pool and sauna. I had a sleep. We left the room sometime after six and went exploring the Hotel, we found the bar. Pat celebrated our arrival in Cyprus with a couple of glasses of sparkling wine and I had a coke light and a coffee. A number of British people in the bar. We found our way round the rest of the Hotel and then ventured out into local territory. Straight across from the Hotel are several property places, showing places for sale or rent. So we may simply wander over in the morning to start our search. We walked towards the Tourist area, the evening was mild, and a pleasure to ... read more

Sunday, 18th January, 2009. We started to get up about seven thirty. Another bright start to the day. We went down to breakfast and enjoyed some of the buffet breakfast. We went down to reception and checked out. A guy was sent off for the car. We loaded up and headed off. It was about nine fifteen. Pat had figured a route out via the airport to keep us clear of having to drive through the town. The drive out of Antalya was uneventful, the traffic was light and as long as you kept your wits about you it was OK. Lane discipline is not a strong point and the slow moving buses picking up people all over the place, have to be watched. There are numerous traffic lights, but we had figured out their routines. ... read more

Thursday, 15th January, 2009 continued We went down to reception bar area about eight thirty, had our usual drinks and updated the blog. We then went up into the town and had a short walk around. On the way back we popped into the pastry shop and bought some lovely cream and chocolate cakes. These were eaten in the room, in very short time. Friday, 16th January, 2009. Today brings another new adventure, we are off to Turkey. The weather was overcast and looked like rain. Pat and I both went down to breakfast. Then back to the room to get everything together and vacate the room. We gradually moved everything to the car, and then checked out of the hotel and paid our bill. By this time the rain was throwing it down, so we ... read more

Wednesday, 14th January, 2009. We went to the reception at about eight o'clock, did some surfing and had some drinks. It was pretty windy, so we didn't venture out. We bought some crisps the other day and ate them in the room. Thursday, 15th January, 2009. A bright start to the day. Still a little windy. I keep forgetting to mention that next door to the Hotel is some form of Military building, and every morning we have heard reveille at eight o'clock. Pat went down to breakfast and I joined her shortly after. We were heading for Kardemena today, and set off at ten o'clock. The drive was straightforward, there is one main road that runs down the spine of the Island and everything goes left or right, until you reach the bottom. The barman ... read more

Monday, 12th January, 2009. We went to the reception area at eight thirty and ordered some drinks and coffee. We connected to the internet and updated the blog. After this we went for a short stroll in the vicinity. We bought some pastries and went back the hotel. The town was quiet. We ate the pastries when we got back and then retired for the evening. Tuesday, 13th January, 2009. A bright start to the day, a little cloudy and windy. Pat went down for breakfast and for a change I joined her after a little while, I had bacon and eggs, Pat just had some rolls. We decided to walk along the front and walked up to the Marina, which is about tqo kilometers to make a guess. We went into the Marina and had ... read more