EDITORIAL

Merhaba . . . .     

Welcome to this the first edition of 2003. A very happy new year to all our readers wherever you may be reading this; here in Kemer or somewhere else reading it on the Kemer Marina web site. With Christmas and New Year over and done with everyone is concentrating on those forgotten jobs to get our boats ready for the new season. The mixed weather means we still have time for some rest and relaxation but work is becoming more and more the priority. The rain has taken its toll on our Sunday outings but hopefully things will improve and let us do a bit more walking in the beautiful countryside around Kemer. We also have a few more parties to enjoy with Valentines Day coming up soon.  So, till next month keep enjoying the parties but get those jobs done.

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Two aerials meet on a roof, fall in love and get married.

  The ceremony wasn't much but the reception was brilliant.

was therefore delegated to ‘hide’.  Well we all know how well Oktay can hide so no-one found him for three weeks. Next game will  be on 1^st April.

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FOOD FOR THOUGHT

The saddest thing in life is a missed opportunity.

Woody Allen

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Quiz Nights

Our regular attendees will know that the quiz nights have been a great success and thoroughly enjoyed by all those taking part. A few more teams would certainly not go amiss and might increase the competition. So far Ted, Ron, Chris, Anne & Gary and Roger have set the quizzes and they have proved to be totally varied in difficulty and style. Up until the time we all start to depart, the quizzes will continue either on a Thursday or Saturday evenings depending on other activities. Listen to the net for details.

Cinema Trips

Recent outings have included Lord of the Rings (The Two Towers), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Horrors and the latest Bond film, Die Another Day. All very good and well worth the visit.

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Christmas Eve

The Kemer Khorale entertained us on the pontoons and also back in the Navigator to a selection of Christmas Carols to set us all in party mood for the Seasons celebrations. Hot wine, cocktails and smoked salmon were served and everyone had a thoroughly enjoyable evening.

Christmas Day

coordinating the activities on the day and thanks go to her and all the other ladies for all their hard work.  Everyone had obviously been good during the year and Santa called in to see us during the afternoon with gifts for everyone.

New Years Eve

Close on the heels of the Christmas celebrations but everyone was still in party mood to see in the New Year.  Ibrahim and staff managed at last to hunt down the Wild Boar so that we could all have ‘something different’ for the party. Thanks to him and the staff for looking after us and in fact for joining in the fun a little later in the evening. Thanks to Anne (Cat Toucan Tango) and the rest of the ladies for the organisation. 

As can be seen from the photographs everyone (especially Walter) enjoyed the Belly Dancing display.

Burns Night

An evening of Scottish culture on the 25^th January when we celebrated the birthday of Scotland’s most loved poet Robert Burns.  For most this was the first time they had attended a Burns Night Supper but I think everyone enjoyed the occasion greatly as something very different to the norm.

Sea Fare

Easy Orange Marmalade

A very pleasant walk organised by Bob & Jean. We took the bus to a small village near Çamyuva whose name I can’t remember then walked through the trees to the beach and along the clifftops to our picnic site. As the photograph above shows we were all having a great time. After lunch on to Phasaelis where a very determined official refused to let us see the ruins for free. So we continued on our way to Tekirova to wait for the bus back to the marina.

off in another direction scouting another walk).  A somewhat more leisurely walk back down the track returned us to the marina and the hot showers.

Ron & Julie’s Failed Walks

Unfortunately, there have been a slight shortage of outings this month due to the fact that every single one planned by Ron & Julie has been rained off!!!!  This is either really unlucky or someone has a direct link to the man upstairs. These walks have included two to the Goynuk Valley, the Camel Trail and the Hobit Valley. In view of the fact that Ron & Julie are going to be out of Turkey for most of February I am certain that you can rest assured that the weather will be brilliant.

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Caption Competition?

Yachties Go Skiing

A large party of Livaboards with children left Kemer Marina on Jan. 5^th for a twelve hour bus ride to Uludag Ski resort near Bursa in the north of Turkey. The weeks skiing was organised by Paul (Sea Otter) and included one beginner who had never been in snow, several who had never skied before and a lot of more experienced skiers. Havas Travel Agency provided all the arrangements and gave the group an excellent deal in Hotel Voyage with all meals and drink provided.

and laughing at the beginners' attempts to stand up in their new environment. Dirk & Nechie (Sabadia) began lessons and by day three all the beginners were going up the mountain on the T-bars and skiing down. The children made the most impressive advance and were soon giving their parents headaches with their daring-do.

Evenings were taken up eating, testing the bar service to destruction and a popular card school led by Gail (Gone Troppo). The children made friends with the Russian children staying at the hotel and enjoyed the facilities in the children’s room and the games room.

By the end of the week the more advanced skiers had discovered most of the ski runs on the mountain and Geoff & Jen (Sooty Albatross) took the beginners up a chair lift for a long flat ski along a ridge that provided spectacular views across the mountains to the Sea of Marmara and the entrance to the Black Sea.

Thanks Paul for organising the trip and thanks to the rest of the group for their encouragement and their great company.

Chris (s/y Aventura)