Journey’s end

This is my final report from the Turkish front where the temperature is in the high 30s and seemingly getting hotter by the minute. Yesterday was a surreal day after we hired a private boat for the day and were treated like Royalty (unless you’re Prince Andrew).

Not only did the boat folk sail us around for seven and a half hours, they fed us stupidly well too. This was lunch.

And this was afternoon tea.

In between, we did a lot of swimming….

…snorkelling…

…and paddle boarding .

At one point, we even had a mud bath…

…have a closer look.

We’re back at the beach club today to catch a few final rays.

Then it’s a return to the villa for another splash in the pool, a last supper this evening and off to the airport at 9.30 tomorrow morning. It's been an incredible couple of weeks, starting with my pilgrimage across the Pennines to see my beloved Bannsiders play football, then to Manchester to meet up with Vanessa and the kids, a week bouncing around historic Turkey and this second week simply spoiling ourselves. Memories to last a lifetime. It’s been good to have you along.