Frank and Joan's news for 16 October 2005 in Northern Cyprus

Frank and Joan's Adventures in Northern Cyprus

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

We decided that Arie needed to experience the traditional Sunday lunch at Henson's and as Brian and Gloria Tattersal are also her at the moment, we joined their party for lunch. Surprise, surprise, the rest of the Lapta Layabouts also came wandering in, in dribs and drabs. The first Sunday lunch of the winter season and we all have to experience it for ourselves again. Remember that Bob & Maggie have actually sold out to a new couple, John & Linzi and they did very well considering that the weather suddenly changed and they had to panic and get everybody inside.

Now for any news.

So you think you have problems with immigrants. This we

ek, the coastguard caught a speedboat off the Karpaz peninsular with 15 Syrians on board trying to get on to the island and probably over to the south for work. Two weeks ago a boat capsized off the same coast and 30 people died, guess some people will do anything for money.

This week the deputy chief warden of Nicosia prison was suspended for stealing £70,000 out of the payroll fund. Guess he might be joining his inmates shortly!!

The new homebuyers pressure group is supposedly growing and now they have a website " target="_blank">www.homebuyerspressuregroup.com"> www.homebuyerspressuregroup.com . Can't say I have looked yet but will do this week and as I have said before I only hope that they don't get caught out in the trap of reporting rumours.

Lots of other info about bird flu and things but then that is probably in all your newspapers also.

Tomorrow morning Arie heads off back to Amsterdam and work, so this evening by special request, he and I went out to the Corner House bar for a drink. There we met Michael and Barbara and their daughter Caron. Seems that Arie and Caron wanted to continue their conversation of lunchtime and that's why I had to drive through the pouring rain. Interesting !!!!