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Kalkan Discussion => Weather => Topic started by: onelove on March 01, 2013, 05:05:35 PM
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Well that's Feb behind us now for March......
Wow what fab weather we have had today, the 'big wind' of yesterday did not show up today instead
his little brother 'light breeze' paid us a visit and to be honest it was welcomed as it was really hot. We laid on our sunbeds from 11:00 until 17:00 reading and listening to Magic radio on the terrace speakers, it was blissful 8). Can really see where we have caught the sun, more of the same tomorrow I hope ;). to give you an idea of how hot it was today, you know when, in say July/Aug/Sept, your laying on a sunbed and you move your arms and scream ' aargh that's hot, well I was laying there with my arms behind my head then brought them down to put on the arm of the sunbed and believe me it was Warm, not as Hot as July etc, but all the same Warm :o 8) :o that should give you a good idea how hot it's been today 8)
Lunch was eaten on our sunbeds, grilled Lamb chops with that lovely Turkish crusty bread, all washed down with a nice cup of Hot tea...yum yum yummy.
We are planning to drive out to Erum Dag (think that's the way you spell it) ski resort tomorrow, should be fun. You really could ski in the morning and swim in the afternoon in this little piece of paradise.......pinch me ;D 8) ;D
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Its called Eren Dag or Seki Ski Centre. We went last year but had to walk the last bit (about 1 hour) as the minibus didn't have snow chains, would strongly advise them.
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Thanks Mel, looks like we will be walking then 8)
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Look at their facebook page as it says the ski centre is now closed for this year.
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Oh s**t. Thanks for info Mel. May just go for look then.
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Another wonderful bright sunny morning here in Kalamar Bay, albeit Big Wind is back, hope he goes home soon and Little Breeze pops over for a few hours he's a lot more sociable than he's big brother 8) >:D 8)
Might have a curry for lunch >:D >:D >:D
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Well it's been 11c in the north east of England, had the top down for the first time this year and believe it or not got as bit of a sun burnt head driving back from Robin Hood's Bay...........and no wind. It was just like being in kalkan, basking in the afternoon sun but substituted fish & chips for an adana kbeab and a pit of Deuchars for Efes. Marvelous day, hope it's the start of a fantastic spring until we can get over to Kalkan in May & September.
PW
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Robin Hood's Bay Peter, I went there years ago, and it was lovely. Glad you had a lovely day. We are really reminiscing about Kalkan today, have booked Dalyan for the first 3 days of our holiday and then onto Kalkan for August. Counting down and cannot wait.
Jayne & Bob
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We were going to spend the 1st 2 days of our May hols in Dalyan before moving on to Kalkan..............but in the end we booked an extra couple of days at the villa in Kalkan. A bit boring, I accept that, but when your annual leave is so finite you don't want to risk it!
PW
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The sun shone all day today, it was a lovely bright sunny day. Poor sunbeds looked very lonely though, only company they had was Big Wind.
Strong winds all day in Kalamar ;-(((
Looking forward to lunch tomorrow afternoon with friends at Fener Cafe, lets hope it's not as windy and we can sit outside with those stunning views of the beach and harbour 8)
Our son who came out with us to have some Major dental work ( and navigate!) done had he's final appointment today to get his crowns fitted, got to say they look absolutely fantastic. Great value, about a third of the cost of having them done in the UK. Cenk the dentist on the Kalamar Rd did the work, Fantastic dentist , highly recommended. Before and after photos are Amazing :o :o :o
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OneLove - Whilst you are Fener take a stroll along the beach to look at the new walkway alongside the gully.
What started off as a very pleasant project has now gone mad (not just my opinion).There is childrens play equipment and adult gym equipment popping up in every flower bed! It looks really stupid and seems very dangerous too having all the childrens equipment spread around by the side of a very deep gully, with only a wooden fence around.Dont kids love climbing on fences.
Every day we take a look something new has arrived and you know how small and steep it is there.
Adult gym equipment in the flowers beds seems a little over the top too!
Not quite the peaceful walkway everyone was anticipating.Looking more like Disneyland I am afraid.Maybe you will disagree,I would welcome your opinion.
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Hi Amber,
I have watched it been built. I was looking at it approx 10 days ago, took loads of photos as it looked Sooo nice, thought what a great addition to Kalkan. Since then I have read on KTLN, now you, how crazy it is with all this Mad stuff installed. I will take a look later. Will try to post before and after pics. What a shame ???
Not so bright this morning, albeit the sun is trying to get its hat on. Good news, that bloody wind has dropped, lets hope it stays away today as I'm so looking forward to having lunch on the terrace at Fener Cafe.
Had to pop out to the shops at 20:00 last night, never seen Kalkan so quite, looked like nearly everywhere was shut. I'm not complaining, love it like this, so peaceful 8) ;) 8)
......looks like the hat is on, terrace bathed in sunshine just as i write this...hehehe ;D 8) ;D
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hi Amber
what a shame about that pathway. I imagined it beng a pretty walk down to the beach not a chilrens playground. Sounds very tacky.
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Well the sun did not stay with us for long, gone by 10:00 and did not reappear. Big wind was also on the missing list, that sounds good, but no, he was replaced by Gusting wind :( :o :(
So it was lunch inside at Fener, but no complaints about that, 7 of us had a lovely 2 hour lunch, so much laughing and story telling ;D 8) ;D
Gusting wind really got going with the plastic tent been blown from side to side, chairs sliding along the terrace like they were on ice. Also I have never seen the sea in the harbour So rough as it was this afternoon. Again it was not cold the temp on the car dash on the way to Fener reading 19.5c 8)
For lunch we ( me, oh & Son ) had two chicken fajitas with chips and salad + burger chips and salad, 5 soft drinks, comp bread with dips, two large cay's and a coffee for the grand sum of £20.70, or £6.90 each, don't know how they make a profit ??? ??? ??? Glad to say there must of been 25ish people in so good to see Fener is busy at this time of the year as its one of the few places that stays open all year.
It started to rain on the drive home, but by 17:00 the rain had stopped and Gusty had blown himself out. I was just sat watching TV when I looked out of the patio doors to see snake and mouse islands reappeared from the mist they had been hidden in thinking to myself how they still look stunning floating on the Med on this Grey day in Kalamar. We are So lucky, and know it ;) :) ;)
So now sat watching Spurs v Arsenal via Slingbox ( how i love my slingbox :-* ) waiting for dinner to cook. Happy days 8)
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Sounds wonderful onelove. Shame about the weather today, lets hope it hots up for April. Loving your reports by the way, keep em coming please :)
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08:00. Terrace bathed in Brilliant sunshine. Very light breeze. Sunbed calling 8) ;) 8)
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I was on my sunbed just before 11. Wall to wall sunshine and not a cloud in sight all day.
Today was 70% sunbathing and 30% windbathing. It was a bit windy with the odd gust but not bad enough to remove me from my sunbed ;)
Again it was lovely and warm all day, sun tan lotion def needed. To give you an idea of how warm it was and how bad the wind was / wasn't, the oh and son who were either side of me on their beds were soon snoring like asthmatic pit ponies 8) the wind didn't bother them to much obviously.
The sun started to lose its strength at about 16:30.
We have quite a big breakfast this morning, sausages, egg, beans, crusty bread and tea, then skipped lunch knowing we were going to Aubergine for dinner as oh & son go home tomorrow...I'm staying hehehe lucky me 8) >:D 8)
We were quite hungry so decided to go to Aubergine early. Got to Aubergine at 18:00, not that many in, 8 including us. As most of you know the food in there is fab and it did not disappoint tonight. I had the sword fish & prawn tails in white wine sauce which had finely chopped veg in it, it was to die for, yummy. Oh had garlic prawns to start followed by sea bass and veg. Son had schnitzel and chips. Comp bread and dips. Only son had a pud, pancake with banana, chocolate sauce and chocolate ice cream. Drinks, oh had 3 glasses of house white, son 2 glasses of apple juice, I had a coke, we also had a large bottle of water and one cay. The bill came to 177tl, again very good value me thinks.
Got chatting to the waiters and found out that Aubergine won't be open next winter :'( can't make it pay by all accounts. The waiters were not sure if it was going to be open for New Year's Eve ??? Really hope it is as its Such a great night ;)
Back home now watching TV with a nice cup of tea, early night tonight.
Party time starts tomorrow >:D ;D >:D
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Hi, sorry been really busy get jobs done/organised at the villa.
The oh and son went home last Tuesday, which as luck would have it was Far and away the best
days weather we have had since we got here on 18th Feb. The sun shone All day and was Hot, there was just a very light breeze, you only knew there was a breeze when it stopped and I could feel the sun burning my skin, layed on the sun bed form 12 until 16:30 when the sun started to lose its strength.
Since Wed the weather has been quite cloudy with just the odd appearance from my mate the sun, albeit, it's never been cold.
Note : I eat at 'Small House' ( Kucuk Ev ) the other night, highly recommend, tiny little place, just 14 covers, husband & wife do all the cooking and serving, lovely people, I sat in the tiny kitchen chatting with them for over half an hour, one of the great things you get to do 'out of season'. Well worth a visit. # 1 on trip adviser !!!! If you walk past Moonlight Bar and instead of taking the Main Street that leads down to the harbour, keep left, not turn left, and it's just down there, not even a mins walk past Moonlight Bar.
Here is the phone # if you want to book 0242 844 2817. I have No connection with this restaurant.
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Another cloudy day with some spells of sunshine. Very mild to warm at times. Next to no wind.
Lunch at Fener Cafe on the terrace.
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Onelove, what are you wearing at night?...................................that sound a bit weird! What I mean is do you need long sleeves, jumpers, long trousers etc?
PW
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Hi PW, yeah you need jeans and a jumper, maybe some need a jacket. But that said its not what we Brits would call cold. Locals are in coats, hats and gloves though ??? :o ???
Slept with the bedroom patio door open last night ;)
Bit hazy this morning with sun breaking through at times, but still warm, t- shirt and jeans for me 8) :D 8)
Parc for the football later >:D >:D >:D
Amber, had a look at the new walk way yesterday, I agree would look better without all the kids and exercise stuff but IMHO not that bad ??? Still think its a good addition to Kalkan.
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I've seen photos of the walkway on ktln but can't picture where it is.....which part of the old town does it run through....from where to where? ???
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More or less from the White House - keep going straight on (don't turn right) and it's on the right. Goes straight down the hill to the beach. Look out for the river bed - it follows it down.
:)
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The sun burnt the haze off by 11:30 from then on sun all the way and hot. Lunch was had on the terrace, sun cream a must 8) 8) 8).
Lovely mild evening, and Utd are 2-0 up.....happy days >:D >:D >:D
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Sure there will be some signposts up for the walkway soon.
They are too busy adding new "attractions" to it at the moment! Childrens play equipment and adult gym equipment popping up in every flowerbed almost!
Not sure it will turn out to be the pleasant peaceful walk we imagined.
Lots of empty beer bottles along there the other morning.Hope it doesnt also turn into another beer drinkers haven.
Lots of the local Turkish following the progress and making comments to the belidye!
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Hi Amber, There did not seem to be that much stuff when I looked, maybe I need to look again, beer bottles etc does not sound good :o :-[ :o
Another lovely morning here in paridise, the sun was bouncing of our pool terrace at 07:10 8)
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Pah!! and double Pah!! count yourself lucky!! the snow is back here..we have a whole 1/2"..travel chaos has taken over !trains are delayed because it's sticky snow thats white and roads are grid locked and the supermarket has broken out the £5 snow shovels!!! .....your hardest choice is wether to wear your swim shorts or your all in one ;D
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I'm not complaining BL, honest, albeit, it's a tad windy here today than I like 8) 8) 8)
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Sounds like we won't be able to miss the new walkway and it will come in very handy for a few 'chin ups' on the way to the beach! >:D
Its a tad windy here too onelove....think the words gale and force were used on the weather forecast!
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To be honest the wind dropped and it turned out to be a Very warm and humid day, I even got a sweat on sweeping and moping the living room floor, and that was with the patio doors open 8)
Note ; must try to find the cleaners phone No. ::)
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I know a couple of old scrubbers if the floor need doing >:D
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Thanks for the offer BL, but no need, I'm doing doors tomorrow ;) ;D ;)
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100% cloud cover this morning. Very very mild breeze. Fine in a t-shirt 8)
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100% snow cover this morning. Bitterly cold wind....fine with thermals and earmuffs!! ::)
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Hahaha, very good ( sorry, I suppose not so good really ! ) Babs 8) 8) 8)
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Beautiful sunny warm morning here in Kalamar Bay 8) 8) 8)
Light breeze, but nothing to worry about ;) ;D ;)
BBQ dinner at Doyum last night. Packed solid, not a spare seat, we were the only Brits, full of Turkish, always a good sign. Great food and great fun cooking your own food on the BBQ on your table :D
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People we know did that in a restaurant..They were the only Brits..then they found out they were at somebodys party ;D
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how funny... ;D
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I once did that many years ago in Tunisia! We went to this lovely bar at the end if a pier and were made very welcome and offered free drinks by a German guy. Funny, everyone seemed to be German - turned out to be a German welcome party and we'd gate crashed!!! We managed to sneak away looking very sheepish! ;) :( ::)
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The very best time we sort of gatecrashed on a party was on our honeymoon. We were staying at a hotel in Sidari (when it was 5 restaurants, one hotel and two shops, while the pont d'amour was still upright) and there was a wedding of a local couple. We had the most fabulous evening eating drinking and dancing at someone else's expense. Wonderful, I will never forget it.
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Whats happening today onelove???
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Hi BL, intermittent sunshine, but mostly cloud. Still warm, still t-shirt weather.
Light breeze 8). Ahhhh life's so good here in paradise ;)
According to the forecast the weather looks set to be fab, plenty of sunshine, sorry if you out there don't know what that is.....great big yellow ball in the sky :o 8) :o
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Temp on car dash @ 12:40 reads.......22c 8)
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Temp on car dash hit 24c @ 14:20.
High winds at the moment (17:50 paradise time) but not at all cold, in fact the wind is quite warm.
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Stop eating Baked Beans and open the windows then >:D
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Worse than that.....curry tonight ;D ;) ;D
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Crikey - just been on weather wunderground checking previous yearly temperatures and was quite shocked to see the temperature in Dalaman had hit a high of 27c at midnight tonight local time, presume it's been similar in Kalkan. Certainly must have been a warm wind onelove, too much curry ;D - bet you've had the air con on tonight! :o
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Just packed as I'm heading for Kalkan in the morning... packed for the current forecast a mix of thermals and shorts!!! plus suitable attire for watching the England vs Wales game at Parc Kalkan.
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The wind was Crazy last night, kept me awake most of the night. It was also quite shocking how warm it was at night for this time of the year, sweaty, sticky, most uncomfortable :o
It's 06:25, just had a look outside, no damage, thank god, although I suspect I'm one of the lucky ones, hope others have been as lucky ???
The wind is Still Very strong, the sea is very rough with lots of white water and spray.
It's still very mild/warm.
If you wear a wig, my advise is stay indoors today ;)
Safe journey hobbo, see you in Vita for an Efes or 3.
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Pretty amazing weather - an unusual array of things flying down the roads in the old town.With all the building works going on,think I will be sandblasted when I step outside to feed the cats - a new form of exfoliation! Certainly need a hard hat too!
Wonder if there has been much damage - off to investigate,its not always "paradise" in Kalkan!!
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09:00.
Wind has dropped, thanks goodness, no white water. Hope I have not spoken to soon ???
Very warm ;)
Is there much damage Amber ???
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Wind dropped...???? Not from where I am sitting OneLove - still amazingly windy and warm....appear to have lost a black wrought iron chair off my balcony....hoping it is in the depths of my green pool and not down on the beach or in the sea...??!! ??? ???
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Sorry, yeah your right, strong gusts are back. Said I hoped I was not speaking to soon :-[
Anyone seen a small dark haired young Turkish lad, he was here a couple of mins ago, can't find him now :o 8) :o
Keep of the Red Bull ;D
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14:00.
Winds have calmed down now, just the odd gust. Still Very very mild/ warm though 8) 8) 8)
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Not seen any real damage today.The usual plant pots,roof tiles etc etc etc blown around and so much rubbish.Some pics on KTLN.The worst thing in the old town is the large amount of sand,cement and building materials that are all over the place and a complete mess.High winds dont help the situation.Luckily the weather has improved and although it was bad, we have seen a lot worse here!
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08:50.
Rain, thunder & lightning :-[ :-[ :-[
But still very mild :) ;) :)
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17:00.
Kalamar Bay bathed in sunshine, and No wind 8) ;) 8)
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Sunday 10:00.
Glorious sunny morning here in Kalamar Bay, clear blue skies, albeit, the wind is back, nowhere near as bad as the other day/night, but windy with strong gusts all the same.
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Sunday 14:20.
Still a fantastic sunny day, but Very very strong winds. Easy strong enough to cause damage.
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Clear skies last night so I sat outside on the balcony (with a jacket on ) looking at the stars, they were amazing, made the hairs on by back stand up, it was like someone had thrown a big handful of glitter into the sky :o
Fab weather today. Was on a sunbed from 10:30 until 12:15, then off to Fener for lunch. 10 of us sat outside on the terrace it was fabulous, as was the food and company 8) ;) 8)
15:20. Sun still out but a little bit of cloud with very light breeze.
Going to make a cup of tea and sit on the terrace.....not a care in the world :P ;) :P
Got to go back to the uk tomorrow, but hope to be back in a week or so.
See you soon peeps 8) 8) 8)
Onelove.
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Have you spotted the International Space Station yet onelove?
We see it regularly when out in Kalkan. The restaurant waiters are always amazed when you can predict that it is going to appear in a certain part of the sky in say 5 minutes time!
http://spaceflight1.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/cities/view.cgi?country=Turkey®ion=None&city=Izmir#.UUcY4zdBlM0
It's early in the morning at the moment but will PM at some point.
B
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No, but I would Love to ???
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Another beautiful sunny day here in Kalamar Bay. Approx 30% cloud cover. Light winds.
I'm just going to get an hour or two on a sunbed before I have to leave for the airport 8) ;D 8)
Not looking forward to all that nasty weather you have been having back in the UK :-[ :o :-[
Hopefully I will be back in paradise in about a week ;) :) ;)
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The odd cloud in the sky this morning and my car reckoned it was 25c whilst the thermometer in the shade says a chilly 19.7c. However I'm not in the shade I'm in the sun and it is glorious!!
Breakfast on the terrace at 8am this morning in shorts and T-shirt reminded me to go to the curtain shop and order new sun shades for the summer.
It was nice to meet up with so many folks at parc kalkan last night for the quiz and apologies to the team I joined!!
8)
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Today (Thur 9:15) Mr Sun is trying escape from, high but nearly 100%, cloud cover. I think he will manage to put in an appearance later. It's still 17c, with just a light breeze (I've not had to resort to long trousers during the day all week!)
Yesterday was gorgeous, sun all day, sat out outside Cafe Vita for lunch with great company. Purchased new shading and brolly covers from a great new find from the end of last season (when we bought new sun-bed cushions) the curtain shop on the right of the road to Islamlar.
Today is my last full day in Kalkan so as per usual it will be spent waiting for all the workmen who have promised to turn up all week but keep saying one of their favourite words 'Yarin' ..
Kitchen fitter to finish off small jobs from last Nov.
Electrician to replace meter.
Carpenter to fit units in the basement.
Shop to deliver new washing machine.
Double glazing guy to measure and replace roof light (cracked in freak hailstorm ?)
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Hi Hobbo - sounds like you have a lot on today - if they all turn up! Can you please let me have just a little more direction to the fabric shop please?
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straight across from the petrol station roundabout then keep left (Kadife Sk) 3 right hand bends then take the sharp left to Islamlar (Yala Cd)about 100-200 meters on the right is the fabric shop (opposite a scooter shop)
Washing machine delivered :)
Kitchen fitter now after lunch :(
Carpenter to fit units in the basement now due after 5pm :(
Not heard from electrician... ???
Double glazing maybe today maybe next week... ???
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Thank you so much for the information - we will have to pay them a visit in April.
Know the feeling reference 'No Shows'! - enjoy the rest of the day.
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Hi Hobbo,
I would be fascinated to know why you are having a new meter fitted, as I was also required to fit a new one by Tedas under dubious circumstances. ???
Chris
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Chris S. the digital display is showing UEr3 perhaps an error msg?
update..
wind getting very gusty, great drying weather... I'm sure my washing is now dry, I just need to find it!
Washing machine delivered
Kitchen fitter now after lunch (update now planned for April 7th )
Carpenter to fit units in the basement now due after 5pm (6 men turned up at 5pm units now fitted, so we now have a mini kitchen / utility room in our basement)
Not heard from electrician... (no change)
Double glazing maybe today maybe next week...(no change)
2 out of 5 isn't bad from past experience.
now on a mission to find my washing!! :o
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Hi all,
Hobbo did well keeping up the reports but he has gone home now :(
Is there anyone out there willing to keep them up until I get back ???
I think you can tell how popular the thread is by looking at the amount of views it has had.
I also think this is a good opp to ask how popular it is and to see if its worth keeping up.
So a question......do you enjoy this thread / like to see it kept up to date...Yes or No ?
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yes keep it up to date and include an evening temperature report so I know whether to bring long trousers & jumper/jacket in 3 weeks time....
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Mainly sunny today - but quite breezy which is keeping the temperatures a bit lower - especially in the wind! Definitely still long trousers and jumper/jacket required at the mo!!! :)
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Thanks Felicity.
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Have reverted from flipflops back to boots but was too hot today! Its that awful time of year - boiling one minute and freezing the next!
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Hi onelove (and others!)
Yes, keep the weather postings going as they're really helpful. We're coming out at the weekend for 10 days and we keep asking ourselves do we need T-shirts and shorts, or long trousers and a jacket??? Sounds like 'both' is the answer at the moment...
Compared to the naff weather here is Nottingham right now, I'm happy with whatever we find...!!
Cant wait to be back... :laugh:
David
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I would do Wazzock but I'm back in the uk at the moment. Hope to be back in Kalkan on the 11th April ;)
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Wazzock, I know that problem, returned home last week, whilst in KK I wore shorts and T-shirts during the day and jeans and sweatshirt in the eves, Locals (and expats with a few years of KK living) wore long trousers jumpers and jackets during the day and looked at me as if I'd gone mad!! I'm out again April 6th for a short break with O/H and to finish getting the villa ready for the season, the pool is currently being filled so I can have a swim, this should confirm to the locals that I am totally mad!! :o
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I would do Wazzock but I'm back in the uk at the moment. Hope to be back in Kalkan on the 11th April ;)
Thats my birthday! Will be in Kalkan on 13th so may see you around or at the new restaurant.
PW
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I would do Wazzock but I'm back in the uk at the moment. Hope to be back in Kalkan on the 11th April ;)
Thats my birthday! Will be in Kalkan on 13th so may see you around or at the new restaurant.
PW
Look forward to meeting up PW ......pm me when in Kalkan.
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Will do. Can't wait for a bit of warmth........
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Lovely blue skies early morning - clouded over now - but still bright and warm outside - we have lost the howling wind again - town is buzzing with activity and people and the weather looks good for the Duathlon on Sunday - come and support us in Parc Kalkan if you are around from midday onwards - BBQ for 20tl (includes a donation to the Kalkander Association)! :)
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Updates please ;D ;) ;D
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Nice and warm but very gusty wind all day.
A challenging day for Duathlon :) :)
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Thanks Chris
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Well 1st April Weather Report.
I wish this darn wind would die down, it would be absolutely beautiful. 26C and bright sunshine.
Last night had a fantastic meal in Marina Restaurant followed by coffee in Cafe del Mar :)
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Think we need a new thread.........Weather in Kalkan in April.
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Hooray the gale force winds have subsided at last, still hot & humid, perhaps next the rain. Very similar to this time last year. Now clear up the dust & debris.
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Think we need a new thread.........Weather in Kalkan in April.
Good call, April is the way..until May!! ::)
Lock, lock, lock ;D ;D ;D ;D
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