Our adventures in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus continue....

Quiet day around the pool as Arie wanted to recover from the journey and it is still warm enough to get in there, although now down to 25 degrees and it feels a lot colder. Some time ago, George and Susan bought us a swimming pool duck that is in fact a pool thermometer and I think that the thing has sent Joan a little "quackers" as she has now started to talk to it. Guess I had better keep a close eye on things.... Later in the early evening we all went out to tm">Karsiyaka beach for a couple of beers. Arie looks a little more mature than in the earlier picture.Quick belated look at what was in the newspapers:- Finally a deal has been signed whereby water will be piped direct from Turkey to Northern Cyprus via underwater pipes. It would appear that we will be able to receive 75 million cubic metres of water annually. There is also a suggestion that we may also be seeing schemes to supply electricity and natural gas by a similar process. Sad to record that two friends, aged 62 and 65, living in a flat in central Kyrenia have been beaten and stabbed during the course of a robbery. We never used to here this sort of thing a couple of years ago, but it seems to have occurred occasionally over the last 12 months, sad but maybe a sign of the times as the island changes. At least the two men where treated at the local hospital and then released, which is good news, but they have lost a lot of money and some jewellery.Kib-Tek, the local electricity company have introduced a get tough policy on non payment of outstanding electricity accounts. They have cut off more than 600 homes and businesses this last week, so if you have a house here and have not paid your bill then maybe some sort of action is needed to ensure that it happens regularly