Settling In

4 days into our holiday in Turkey now and we are really settling in! Mummy and Daddy have been catching up on their sleep, taking it in turns to have lie-ins, and then later in the morning we are off doing things! The weather has also been lovely, 30-35 deg C every day. We’ve now adjusted to the heat, and try and cool off at least a couple of times a day!

We have been to the nearby village, Turunc a few times, to have a look around and stock up on some food. It seems not too busy, but a nice amount of people around (although just off the height of the main season, we think it might get pretty busy). A good thing that, because the drive into the village is on a fairly narrow and very windy road, and best not to be meeting too many people on!

View of Turunc from our resort

This morning we went in to Turunc to have a swim. Mummy and Daddy bought me a special duck float, ‘cos they know how much I like ducks! We then went down to the beach to; we found our special sun lounges to lie on, and then got ready for the water. I was quiet keen to get changed, but it was all a bit strange; I wasn’t really sure of all the pebbles on the ground, and the water was very salty. We persevered for a little while, but then Mummy and Daddy decided enough was enough and we went for a walk in the town instead.


When I got up from my nap, I saw my swimming shorts, and I was determined to go swimming NOW! Daddy and I had some fun in the children’s pool while Mummy did some laps of her own in the big pool!

Later in the afternoon I met a new friend, Charlotte, who is the same age as me ... I think we may get up to some mischief together! Mummy has arranged for us to meet at a new beach area tomorrow, looking forward to it!

.... Hello Turkey!

3rd September. The day we left the UK. My home and birthplace ... but we are now off on another adventure ... 4 weeks holidays in Turkey, Germany and Austria before we head to Melbourne and our new home.

We were up bright and early (4:15am) for our flight this morning, but when we got to the airport we found out that our flight was delayed by a couple of hours ... so off for some strong coffee for Mummy and Daddy and some porridge for us all. I found a girl to play with in the kids play area. She was very chatty and liked looking at my family photo album!

I was very good on the flight ... after all the waiting I was very tired and slept for about an hour. I woke up in time for our second breakfast, and then read some books, played with my ‘In The Night Garden’ magnetic set and stickers!! Stickers and magnets are sooo much fun! We arrived in Turkey to bright blue skies and warm weather ... we were all a bit over dressed! We picked up the hire car and were off to the resort. The first three quarters of the drive was relatively easy, but then things got windy and steep ... Daddy did very well, although he was pretty knackered by the time we got to the resort.

Unfortunately our apartment wasn’t ready when we arrived, and we had to wait for a couple of hours. Thankfully they gave us a free dinner which we had while we waited. Mummy and Daddy had a well deserved beer, but they only gave me water and milk. They said the food was yummy, but I was only interested in the grapes and my drinks. We will be eating there for the next couple of nights, so I look forward to trying it then!

Bye Bye ....

Today was our last full day in the UK. Mummy and Daddy left me in nursery so that they could finish up all the cleaning and tidying up of the house. There were lots to do ... and that was after all the work they had already done over the past few days (gardening, painting, cleaning, and then some more cleaning)!

At nursery I said good-bye to all my friends there. We even took some yummy chocolates in for everyone that looked after me, although I was a little reluctant to hand them over!! Clara, one of my friends, was nice and came up to me on the way out and gave me a big hug. I gave Mike, my key carer, a big hug too. I will miss him, my friends and everyone that looked after me there.