Merhaba
This is a silly email…but it was fun!
Ru
Thursday is “market day” in Marmaris. On Sunday there’s a market in Beldibi. Iҫmiler has one on Wednesday. Most folks walk to the market so markets must be close to where people live. The vendors make the rounds of all of them so we see Thursday vendors at the Sunday Market. Except for our favorite cheese guys; they don’t go to Beldibi. In the summer it’s a madhouse on Thursday with crowds of tourists who rent small efficiencies swelling the population and making the market building something to be avoided. The Beldibi Sunday market is far from the madding crowd so we like it better though still make quick visits on Thursday to our cheese guys.
Thursdays start like any other day… listening to the morning NET and checking email before leaving for the Thursday Market.
Listening to the morning NET over the VHF radio system. |
Checking email. |
Walking through the Bazaar on our way to the Thursday Market. Most shops close for the winter season. |
Waving at old friends at Toys Toys |
Outside the market thinking about what to buy |
Cheese… |
Possible distant relations….. |
Our Thursday Market purchases….simit, veggies, bananas and a bag of stringy mozzarella cheese to melt on toasted simit. |
Then everything had to be put away |
Time to go out for our lunch date with Deena |
Café latte after a lovely salad lunch at Yoder with Deena who treated us both! |
Back on the boat and taking a peak into the engine room to make sure it was still there. |
Maybe read a little |
Maybe sip some Rakı with dinner |
Just sitting around |
Rhino Randal and I went to the market with Mary, Rick and their son Robert who is here visiting from California. Mary took part in this silliness happily snapping photos of Rhino Randal and me. Not sure when Rhino Randal’s next adventure will be…luckily he is just a pretend Rhino or he’d be too heavy to fit into my backpack. |