| |
Our adventures in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus continue....
  
A busy week clearing up the debris from the storm and yes I went to the bank to talk to the insurance department. I think I got an answer that was a little like don't call us we'll call you. They were trying to say that the gazebo was not included when they assessed the building and that I should have added it later on the policy. My response was, the policy is in Turkish and despite a number of requests for an English translation how was I to know, so its not over yet, but now it's Bayram until next Thursday so I will have to wait.Michael Smith and I did have a great bonfire on Wednesday, all the left over bits from his roof and our gazebo made a lovely blaze. Boys will have fun! There have been three momentous things that happened during this week that will have some differing effects on ou
r lives. Firstly our best friends from the UK, Les and Jill, have had a change in their life. For some time now, Les has been looking for an opportunity to get out of the building trade and by chance he found out that Keith, who has run the town shoe repairers for some 18 years, wanted out to go and live in New Zealand. For the last months Les has been working with Keith on Saturdays and rained off days, to learn the trade and now finally the key handover has taken place. Good luck Les, that's him on the left of picture, hope it all works out for you. They are coming out to see us at the end of September so no doubt we will get all the gen then. Secondly, on Wednesday our neighbours, the Chandlers, moved out, on their way to New Zealand also and our new neighbours, Stewart and Barbara, took over the keys. They have yet to go back to UK and get their furniture shipped, so it was all hands to help with some bits and pieces to tie them over. We hope you will both be very happy in there.The third item was the great news that Derek and Sandra have sold their house. A signed contract and deposit paid. They have been trying for some time to sell and buy a piece of land where they can build two separate villas. A little separation between them and Lorraine and her partner, with a shared pool was seen as the way forward. I think that now they have all decided that they like it here and want to stay, their priorities have changed a little about all living together. Great news for them, all they have to do now is find that piece of land
|
|
