Alanya and the UK
Arwenofbosham
Rob and Jacky Black
Mon 13 Sep 2010 15:21
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Alanya 36 33.5N 31 56.9E
29th July - 6th September
We had an uneventful return trip to Alanya -
overnight, rather longer than anticipated due to a head wind for the last 6
hours!
(Isn't it always the way?)
The next few days were spent sorting out mundane
things like washing and Jacky deciding what to take home (weight limit
permitting).
Needless to say the pool at the marina was also put
to good use in the afternoons when it was too hot to do jobs!
Departure day arrived and the transfer company
a2btransfers.com duly collected Jacky from the marina (albeit an hour late!) the
rest of the journey went smoothly
and Robbie (our son) collected Jacky from Gatwick
at 00130.
Meanwhile Rob stayed on in Turkey and did
manage some single handed sailing back to the Kekova and Kas area when it got
just too hot to stay in Alanya.
Jacky was kept busy in England catching up with
family and friends as well as attending the BIG Wedding in London which was
fantastic despite it being a rather grey
and damp day.
The master bedroom was duly re-painted and the
garden knocked into shape after a fashion but with the drought of the earlier
summer months unfortunately several shrubs
seem to have been lost. We shall have to see what
happens in the autumn as to whether they will recover.
Back in Turkey Rob succumbed to the heat and
purchased a free standing air conditioning unit which has proved to be marvelous
(but only able to be used when we are in port
with electricity supplied!)
Once Jacky returned the boat was stocked up with
some extended cruising in mind and we left Alanya to head north west for our
autumn cruise of Turkish bays we had missed in the
EMYR and also hopefully some new Greek Islands.
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