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

The four of us had been out to The Good Intent, a pub restaurant out on the Romney Marshes, on Saturday evening, where we had an excellent meal. This of course was after I had taken Jill and Joan out to Ashford for a little retail therapy.

Yesterday, being Xmas eve we stayed around close to home and just spent a pleasant evening in the Cinque Port Arms, which used to be the pub we all used when we lived in New Romney. I have to confess to enjoying the taste of real ale, which is only available sometimes; and in bottles, back at home.

Xmas day started with a scrambled egg and smoked salmon breakfast and then we got down to the serious business of ear=2006&month=12&filename=17">Xmas presents. Jill found that Santa had not come down the chimney but out of a large parcel, whilst Les was lucky enough to get an Electric plane. As I had been on the receiving end of the new laptop this year Joan's surprise to me was a few real ales and two packets of my favoutite wine gums. This is how they looked Before but I guess Les and I can change that image.

We all went out to The Prince of Wales for a couple of lunchtime drinks and it was great to see many of our old New Romney friends still around. Les cooked Xmas dinner, which apparantly he traditionally does, this year Jill had got a duck for a change but actulally it should have been a goose. It seems that during the year, when the bird flu scare was on, the local Sainsbury's were offering birds at very cheap prices, Jill picked up a goose and put it in the freezer for Xmas, only on Saturday, when it was released from the freezer, did she discover that she can't tell the difference. Never mind it was delicious.

The rest of the day was spent just lazing around with some good music and a few drinks.