yesterday was sal’s birthday, 21 again! we started the day with breakfast in bed, a big omelette made with eggs from the chooks at the house here. then we set off in the car to visit marti marina and look into chartering a yacht for a week.
after that we drove across the bozburun peninsula to a little place called çiftlik and had lunch there before driving up the coast through more amazing, steep, rocky country to the village of söğüt which is the next one around to the east from bozburun and has a very good seafood restauant we wanted to find for another day.
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- çiftlik
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- lunch at çifltlik
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- mountain roads
after an afternoon rest sal and i drove into selimiye for dinner at a waterside restaurant the owners of the pansiyon had recommended to us, called sardunya. we had a lovely meal there and it capped off a lovely day of celebration of sal’s special day.
at the end of the meal i asked for the bill and they instead brought out an amazing birthday fruit salad replete with sparkler and a tea candle on a lemon inside a hollowed out tomato! we squeezed in as much as could of the fresh cherries, strawberries, watermelon, rock melon, apricots and banana!
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- sardunya restaurant
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- waiting for dinner!
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- meze
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- mushrooms
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- calamari
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- birthday fruit salad
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- candle in tomato!
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- candle
Glad to see you having a lovely dinner for your birthday, Sal. It all looks like a magical journey. Do check your emails. Much love to all three of you– Mahni, Geoff and Jesse (in Hobart to help with our move).
Happy Birthday Sal. Trust having a celebration overseas makes an enormous difference.
Enjoy your trippings.
Hugs all a round
Ed and Paula
Hi Sal, looks like you had a very busy birthday with lots of special treats! The fruit platter and tomato candle are great.
We love your photos and stories of things you have done.
We are busy with work, school and sport. Jess has a week of exams coming up before school holidays. Did Kai get Nick and Tims message last week?
Love Annette
Happy Birthday Sal,
Lucky buggers, it looks stunning everywhere ! Meanwhile its 12 degrees and raining/sleeting and I’m still fencing here !!