Hiya folks,

I'm back but am really, really tired!!! We got up at 8am (Turkish time) which was 6am British time and you know me - I don't do mornings!!! Anyway we had to have breakfast and then pack to leave the room by 12pm, but our bus wasn't coming until 9pm to take us to the airport!!!

So we did more sunbathing and some friends we'd made over there lent us their room to freshen up - wasn't that great of them?

By 9pm we were waiting and waiting for the "dolmus" (bus) to arrive, but it didn't come until 9.30 - the tour rep didn't know where our hotel was!!! She wasn't our usual rep who'd been absolutely brilliant.

Anyway we had to pick up some more people from another hotel, and again, she didn't know where it was - neither did the bus driver who didn't speak English by the way, and she didn't speak Turkish!!! Eventually we did find it but only after going up various other streets!!

We arrived at the airport at 11pm and our flight was leaving at 1.15am. The airport security was brilliant and very very strict so I felt very safe in there. In no time at all it was time to go to the Gate and wouldn't you believe it, it was at the other end of the building to where we were!!!! I could hardly manage to walk there, but the thought of the flight waiting for me was quite a spur on!!!!!

We took off on time and arrived in the UK at 3.30am (English time), which was 5.30am Turkish time!!! We took a taxi to Mandi's home and by 5am we were in her home, cup of tea and in bed!!!!!!!!!!

This morning we drove up here to my home, first diverting to Asda (Walmart) to get some groceries in and at last I was home. Pippin deigned to come in, but you could see that he was well miffed by my absence. I should think it'll take about another two days before he comes round!!!

So I'm off to bed soon, and I'll write about my wonderful holiday later on. It was super weather (on quite a few days it was over 44C (118F) but never lower than 38C (106F) but there was a gorgeous breeze which really helped. I'm nice and brown, rested and I didn't burn once!!

Okay I'm off now, lovely to be back, but I wouldn't mind going back in about a week!!!!!!!!!!! LOL