Right where were we?............

Now this installment is of a rather delicate matter!!! Well some of it is............

Firstly I suppose I should mention that I'm just a normal human being with normal human traits, and maybe some faults............... but this was an accident and not something I've done in front of anyone before [well not that I'm prepared to admit to]!!!!!!!

We'd been out to dinner at Dogan's restaurant and this was in the evening of our trip to the market. I did mention that I bought some nuts didn't I? Well it was so tempting to see all these gorgeous nuts there all set out on gorgeous wicker trays. I bought a half kilo of mixed hazelnuts and walnuts. I did sample a few during the afternoon.............as well as some fantastic pomegranate and pistachio turkish delight.......

Anyway - we went out for our dinner and I had some chicken kebabs with rice etc. Then of course the usual baklavas came out later as a sort of dessert [free to us]. As we were the last customers there, Mandi suggested we retired over to the sofas so they could shut up the restaurant.

Now............ the change in diet and the consumption of nuts probably didn't help with my digestive system, and a certain amount of excess gas collected in my stomach or there abouts......... As soon as I stood up, I had a sneaking suspicion that maybe movement wasn't such a good idea at that time, but I had no choice and so I moved gingerly over towards the sofas......... so far so good, that was until I had to step down and that slight movement ensured that the gas was to be expelled!!!!!

The fact that all was quiet at that moment meant that it was quite audible, and the dog had already moved away from the steps and there was no-one around that could be blamed and then Mandi laughed loudly and with her hands over her shocked face uttered "I can't believe you just did that Mother!!" I turned round and immediately behind me was Dogan trying to pretend he didn't know what was going on................

Well what could I do - I hastily muttered a "I'm awfully sorry about that" then Dogan [bless him] tried not to laugh so I added "Ailesine hoş geldiniz" which translates into "welcome to the family". At this Dogan roared into laughter, gave me a big hug and a big kiss on the cheek and escorted me over to the sofa!!! Apparently he and Mandi often talk about it, as he was introduced into our family in a rather unique way. It's all normal according to him, but NOT the usual way of getting to know the mother-in-law!

Dogan having a good laugh

Right now to the second faux-pas of the trip................

The bad weather arrived on the Tuesday - strong winds and turbulent sea. No problem as far as we were concerned, it was like being home except it was warm!!

The winds are stirring up the waves

As we weren't going to be able to sunbathe that day, Karen decided that she would go up to Kipa [Tesco] to get her damn spray gel. We explained where to get off the bus and then where to cross the road. Maybe she thought it was too difficult to try on her own, so said she'd go the full way to Bodrum because that was a large town and probably be more likely to sell her spray gel. Then she could catch the bus which would come directly to our resort. Off she went...............

Meanwhile an hour or so later the heavens opened!!!!!

After the rain

We were confined to our rooms for a couple of hours while someone "up there" stopped emptying their buckets on us and a very bedraggled Karen arrived back at the hotel. She was soaked to the skin and she then proceeded to tell me what had happened to her..........

In a nutshell, because honestly I couldn't tell you everything that happened to her, haven't got the time [nor inclination to be honest], but what I can say is that "SHE DID TRY"!!!!

Whilst she was explaining to me about her escapades, she just happened to mention that she'd been trying to get people to tell her where she could find the bus!!! Ordinarily this wouldn't be a problem, except that she was asking people where she could get a "douche"!!! The Turkish word for the bus is "dolmus"!! When I asked her to repeat what she was asking for, and she told me - I explained that she'd been asking for a feminine wash not a bus...............

"Do you think that was why I was getting funny looks?" she asked in all innocence. I rest my case on her taking the "blonde" excuse too far sometimes.