The weather has reminded us that we are nearing the end of the season by pouring with rain for three days. It started on Sunday with threatening black clouds all day. It didn’t really get going until the evening, about 7 o’clock, when it rained and blew such a gale that the rain was coming down sideways, pushing its way under doors. Monday and Tuesday were pretty miserable but by Wednesday it was clearing up and now it’s beautiful and bright again, a bit over 20 degrees.
Last Saturday I had my first trip on the boat, Suntrap, and my last swim of the year. We went out with the boys and a friend in the afternoon, swimming and fishing just off Red Island where they caught a couple of good-sized ‘palamut’ (mackerel), then going into Aquarium Bay where we moored up for a while. As we came back in to Fethiye it was getting dark and it was so cosy on the boat with the lights on and the lights shining across from the town. Next summer I think people will really enjoy going out for days – and even staying overnight in quiet bays- especially after Cem has made the improvements he is planning to the boat.
I have started giving more lessons and am taking on new students for the winter. Murat laughed the other day when he listened to me give the same lesson to three different sets of students in one day. Actually, I still enjoy it and am happy with the course and the material I have put together over the last few years. The two sets of new students who have started in the last few weeks say they are already feeling more confident than they were with the lessons they have tried before – which is a good sign.
We have also finally had success in making a contract with Hotels4u for next year. After calling us to the office TWICE and not being there, the contracts manager (very apologetic) came to the hotel and made a contract which gets rid of some of the things we were not happy about – particularly the early booking discount.
The hotel is very quiet now, with just a couple of rooms in (and Kenny) and three more arrivals. I have been busy sorting out the photos from this summer (what a job!) and thought I would put on some of the prize ones….
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| Frank and Andy |
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| 2 angels? |
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| Grant's birthday |
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| Jan's birthday - the gang on the balcony |
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| Murat, Nilgün & co ready for the foam party |
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| Happy Birthday 'slim-ed'! |
