The marina wifi has quit.  Not sure when it will be fixed.  Luckily Randal and I have a dongle which we load with time from Turkcell.  We pay 40 TL for 2 Gigs (sp) that must be used within 30 day.  In the past we’d never used it all so lost it.  Last month we ran out before the end of the month so now maybe we’ll get the larger package.  Hopefully they’ll get the problem fixed.  Wifi is available in the restaurant so that is useful but we like to stay on the boat with the computers.  Lazy, spoiled us.

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Deks Walk # 9 “Showing off” the Stone Statues

The Neolithic Stone Statues are pretty unique so when new people join the Deks Walks, that’s where we go. It’s always fun to see their reactions and hear new theories about what they might be and why they are there. Even if they are male or female. Carol and Derrick were visiting from the UK. They had stopped at Deks and learned about the walks, Friday night Fish and Chips, and Tuesday Bingo Night to raise money for some rescued donkeys cared for by "Donkey Dave". We had met Carol and Derrick in Ma-Pa the small supermarket in Yenierenköy Monday morning while in town for Market Day. Wednesday they were strolling around the marina when Sharman and I returned from a walk so I invited them to the boat for tea and cake. So now they are sort of “old friends.” Thursday was their last day in the Karpaz area before they moved west towards the Kyrenia area. But they made time for the walk because of their interest in birds and wild flowers.  It was fun to have them along.  The "old regulars, Julia, Mick, Dede, Randal and I" always enjoy the walks.  The prior Thursday Julia and Mick were busy and Randal wasn’t feeling great so Denise and I went off by ourselves and had a lovely time exploring new paths and navigating the huge puddles that swamped the paths.  We had great fun walking and swapping stories.

Randal and Dede, Mick’s dog, use one statue as a seat.

The old Greek Orthodox Church near the ruins.

Carol, Mick, Derrick and Denise in the black hat. There are bits of iconography visible on the wall in front of Derrick. Visitors have left some modern painted version in the indentions in the walls.

Denise and Randal share the stone wall outside the Church.

Lots of Cyprus buttercups and a new trail marker on the pole.

We have seen several repainted or new trail markers and some new restaurant signs. Maybe they are renewed every spring to get ready for the Easter visitors and then the summer visitors. I like desert Cyprus but it is especially beautiful in the Spring with all of the wildflowers.