Tuesday 11 June

Psyched myself up to go to fethiye.  Had my swim and breakfast and caught 10 am dolmus.  All went well. Lady next to me (chinese?) was going to fethiye on the dolmus for the first time and complained bitterly when it stopped and waited for old woman to get off and go into a shop to drop off bags.  She said it was time wasting and what if we were in a hurry.  Not sure she has quite understood the turkish way of doing things! ! Went straight to carpet shop in old town and bought bedspread for Devon and a scarf.  Then pottered around and had orange juice before walking to market along sea front.  Has changed a lot.  Huge square with statue replacing scrubland.  All quayside repaved prettily.  All cafés now operating from purpose built units rather than wooden cabins.  Even fish and chip boat had tables on quayside.  Lots of fountains and water features including one shooting up under a perspex ramp which one has to walk over. Lots of seats with pretty trellis arch over each one.   Bought a few things in the market and caught 1.30 bus back. Spent the afternoon by the pool. Read thin lightweight book by Stuart McBride called Sawbones.  Cooked veg pasta again - but earlier!  Followed again by cherries and turkish delight but no coffee and went to bed at 9.30.

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