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Our adventures in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus continue....
 
At last a sunny day for almost the first time this week and Joan is spending it cleaning both cars. At this time of the year when we get heavy rains the roads are covered in mud everywhere. There is so much building work going on that the big lorries just drag the stuff off site and on to the roads. Whilst she is kindly doing that I will take a look at the newspapers.
There is a fear of a tourist slump this summer season as crucial New Year bookings are only half what they were this time last year. The three major tr
avel companies here are blaming, high hotel charges, high air fares and dissatisfaction at the construction boom. The biggest operator of the three says we have priced ourselves out of the market and add to that the destruction of the natural beauty and tranquility and you have a recipe for disaster.
They are still struggling with the power supply, so the South is to supply us for another 16 days at least. It is hoped that repairs to our own plant will be completed by then.
There is a strong feeling that there may a shift in world opinion regarding the North/South situation and many countires have begun to express their appreciation of the policies being pursued by the TRNC. The latest political move comes from Russia when Mr. Putin told a press conference, that the North had taken a more active role in efforts towards a Cyprus solution. Add this to Jack Straw's very dramatic visit to our president's office here in the North, despite the objections from the South and you have the press actively writing about changes in attitude.
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