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10th June 2012

Start the day off with a bit of a laugh . The ‘bargain’ T-shirt from the previous day turned out to be no such thing as I could hardly get the ‘large’ size over my shoulders and it became a sleeveless t-shirt in no time at all. The colour apparently still suits me so all I can hope for now is that lurking among The Salvation Army’s customers in Bussleton there is a pygmy who shares my taste for bright green tops!
Say our fond farewells to the wonderful staff of Hotel Akay and catch a small Dolmus bus for the 1 hour journey from Selcuk to Aydin where we change to a larger Kamil Koc coach. This company has gained an excellent reputation for service and safety and the 4 hour journey to Fethiye could not be faulted.
Unexpectedly, there was a courtesy car waiting to take us to the Yacht Classic Hotel overlooking the marina. When we mentioned that we might want to rent a car on the next day the guy from Kamil Koc immediately contacted a mate who met the courtesy car on the way to the hotel to hand us a leaflet on his car rentals.
The trip from Selcuk to Fethiye went through some superb hilly scenery with the road coming down to Marmaris particularly speccy.
Fethiye is in a beautiful setting, surrounded by mountains although at this time of year it would appear that the UK must be empty!
Our arrival at the hotel was the event of the day as no sooner had we checked in than we were hastily moved outside as a 6,1 earth tremor hit , with it’s epicenter at Olu Deniz about 15 kms away. It certainly put the wind up all of us and the minor aftershocks did nothing to calm our nerves.
Seriously considered sleeping with a parachute on ( we are on the 4th floor) but sanity prevailed and we sleep instead in the stairwell. Nude sleeping definitely not on the agenda tonight and Gail is actually sleeping with her suitcase just to be ready.
Just had another aftershock while writing this blog so forgive me if my muse is now hiding in the bathroom.
Lovely dinner on waterfront while watching Spain and Italy play out a 1-1 draw.
Early start tomorrow as we set off on a long drive to Antalye in a rental car and yes our quick-off-the -mark rental man sealed the deal.

Cheers

The Obese Ferret