International Women’s Day
B Dock Netsel Marina
Marmaris, Turkey
Merhaba,
It feels almost like summer here in Marmaris. Maybe Colin is right and March 15th is the day the weather changes from winter to summer, or at least spring. Not that we have any right to complain about weather here where snow is something that doesn’t happen. AT 3pm today Pineapple Restaurant is hosting a “strawberry, crème, and cake” event for International Women’s Day. It is strawberry time here and you now see them in the Thursday market. Men are invited and I’m sure they are all coming for the “speeches” rather than the strawberries and crème.
To celebrate Women’s Day, here’s an email that talks about two of my favorite ladies and the new addition to the family.
Ru
DoraMac
Our DEKS Pals come to visit
I hesitate to use the term “old friends” because none of the folks in these photos are near the same age as Randal and I and we’re not old. But we have known them since our time in North Cyprus back in 2011 so they are “old friends.” Denise and her husband Erin own DEKS, the lovely restaurant down the road from Karpaz Gate Marina. Going there was like going to Cheers; everyone knew your name and you quickly became part of the DEKS family. Denise taught Turkish on Tuesday mornings and led hikes Thursday mornings. Friday evening was real fish and chips night and Sunday was a big British style lunch. If you couldn’t get yourself there, DEKS arranged transport. I will always remember the folks who made me cry when saying good-bye and Denise was one of them.
Denise’s daughter, son-in-law, and brand new granddaughter live in Marmaris. They were all in the UK for the birth of Deelara, and then Denise and Erin came along to Marmaris for a few weeks before returning to North Cyprus. We all had a lovely visit one afternoon on DoraMac.
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Denise, Deena, and brand new Deelara |
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Denise’s husband Erin and proud papa T K |
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She’ll be a singer like her mom! Now it was just some lung strengthening exercises. |
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Erin, Denise, Deelara, Deena and TK |
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To remind everyone just how important Denise was to us in North Cyprus here are a few of the stories from that time. Erin was the “behind the scenes” guy but he made the best fried calamari and knew the best hiking trails. And it was Deena and TK who came with us on our Turkish carpet adventure back in 2013. North Cyprus Deks memories http://www.mydoramac.com/deks-walk-1/ http://www.mydoramac.com/deks-walk-10/ http://www.mydoramac.com/deks-walks-and-charmaine-and-linda-arrive/ which tells about DEKS walks # 11 and 12 Our visit to the carpet village with Deena and TK http://www.mydoramac.com/revisiting-the-carpet-village-of-karacahisar/ with Deena and TK |
