June 19th Alanya

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Decided to stay a couple more nights because the beach & restaurant are so nice & because we can. We lounged on the beach until the weather changed. The forecast for today was for a thunderstorm at 5pm which was wrong – it started at 4.15pm. Amazing lightning out to sea & heavy thunder which got closer & closer until it hit the coast & it rained as the sun then approached from the sea as the cloud passed overhead. Fed the peacocks who liked pistachios & fiery hot chilli crisps but they seemed to be drinking a lot out of the puddles later …

And what puddles there were; the drizzle turned into a tropical downpour which lasted a good hour.



Went for a meal under cover– it had stopped raining but the seating & tables outside were awash! The waiter &/or barman tried to overcharge on the wine by 50%..& failed. I wanted to leave a tip...& failed.

Walk for a bit of shopping tomorrow ready for the off on Sunday.

Oh & a camel walked down the road...

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