It was another very hot day. With my computer back I did a bit of work and caught up on some accounting etc which had been waiting for its return. There are still a few fiddly problems with it: the fingerprint reader no longer seems to work, and some programs – specifically, I think, those […]
Back on track
After a longish holiday and returning to find my computer would not come on and taking it off for repair, I’m now back online. I’ll fill in a few posts from the last month retrospectively, but in this one I’ll list some key points and events. First, my computer is working again, hurrah! Who knows […]
Tombs of Dalyan
Today we came to Dalyan. It was a long and hot taxi ride, with few points of interest other than some marbles quarries. There was, occasionally, fine landscape, and at the point at which you break through the hills to the coastal plain there was a stopping point by the road which was also a […]
A deserted stadium
This morning, breakfast and then back to our room to wait for the worst heat of the afternoon to pass. The GF did his standing while I rested my fingers (napped). The around 2 we took the shuttle down to Selcuk and found ourselves a taxi to take us on today’s excursion. We went through […]
Three goddesses
After yesterday’s slightly overwhelming day, today we decided to stay around Selcuk, which is a lovely little town. It’s bisected by a road, with the markets and other things on one side and the sights and old houses (many now turned into guesthouses) on the other side. We started with the museum which was fairly […]
A well-oiled pilgrimage
A fine breakfast this morning and then we took the dolmuş down to Selcuk. It was all very easy – the dolmuş goes every 20 minutes, costs 5 lira per person, making the journey feel smooth and spontaneous. But like and quite unlike our journeys in Beitou about 18 months ago. At the foot of […]
Venturing out
Today I ventured out after days, rather cautiously as afraid of causing the feet to flare up again. The feet actually stayed fine and, oddly, it was my hands which objected. In any case, we went first to the flat where I got to see all the changes. The windows have arrived and are being […]
Hooray
Second dose booked, yay! And I’ve been told that in the UK at least worsened skin conditions have been widely reported as a side effect of the vaccine, so hopefully the eczema will settle down soon. And also not recur with the second dose. Donald Rumsfeld is dead. A man who loomed large over my […]
Back to the doctor
After last night’s consultation I caved and returned to the hospital seeking a doctor. It was not easy as walking is difficult and my hands are rather grotesque at the moment. Nevertheless I made it there by taxi, to a nice older woman with an interpreter. She is a dermatologist so was more interested in […]
Flicker of hope
A flicker of hope this morning as my computer came on for a few seconds, seemingly in the same state as I’d left it on Saturday. It immediately went out again but it seems at least that the data at least is still there. I should have gone for the repair today but my feet […]