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

Big news this week is a 20% cut in petrol prices. This means our petrol is now down to 76p per litre, but now the Members of the Petrol Station Owners Union are threatening to strike because they say the government did not consult with them and therefore missed an opportunity to increase the members profits. No comment.

Bad news about Amaranta valley. The buyers committee have finally accepted that the government is not going to pump any money in so the whole scheme is now out on it's own.

The State Planning organisation has released figures which say that inflation this year, to end November, is 16.9%. Many of the things which have caused this are the same as you experience in Europe, fuel costs which inflate electric prices etc and is one of the reasons whilst people go over the border to shop, as the supermarkets there are cheaper than those here. This of course does not help with inflation costs here but short of closing the borders again they are not really going to stop it happening.

News of Peggy McAlpine and her ride on the Harley. Apparently she managed a 35 km ride in a very sed