Day 7 – Tuesday 18th of Sept.

Today started off with promise but went down hill rapidly. After a long sleep we got up, swam and ran as normal and then lounged by the pool with our books until lunchtime!!!! Energy levels must have been exhausted rapidly…..

Lunch was at home today and was followed by a few episodes of scrubs indoors to avoid the scorching mid afternoon Sun. Its about 32 degrees with no cloud and no breeze so a few hours indoors was just what was needed.

We ventured out to Olideniz this afternoon in the car, poor baby is being parked on the dusty lane behind the apartments and is looking so grubby, I guess there is no point cleaning her though as we have a 2,500 mile trip home next week so it will only get dirty again. I reckon I am due a trip to Wales when I get back as mum and dad’s drive seems to be magic ‘cos the car is always clean after a night parked on it……

Anyway back to reality (I’m sure there is a song lyric in there somewhere??) Olideniz is the most beautiful scenery we have seen, beautiful bay surrounded by tree covered cliffs, its picture post card stuff even if the town itself if the chav holiday makers Mecca! More beer guts on display than an episode of little Britain, but still we remembered to take the camera so have some pictures this time!! (of the scenery not the beer gusts, just for clarity, but knowing some of you lot you would appreciate pics of the latter just for the comedy of the whole thing!)

There was the most amazing boat out in the bay, we could not get close enough to see if it was a sun seeker or not but to the “trained” eye I would say that it was! It had 3 decks and the last time I saw one like that it was under security protection at the London boat show!! Must have been about £10 millions worth!!! However, the mission into Olideniz was not to look at others on their little boats, it was to hire us one of own…… which you’ll be please to know we did, I wont give too many details away you’ll have to wait for Thursdays post to see how we got on!!

We got back to the apartment late afternoon, just in time for a lounge by and another dip in the pool before we began to plan this evenings escapades!

Andy’s not feeling too well this evening so we’re having an escapade-free evening. We’re planning to go to Ephesus tomorrow so an early night will be good!