It's a rainy day in Kiyikishlajik

Its a rainy day today in Kiyikishlajik, to be referred to in the future as Iasos (its easier to spell) . We were going to 3 Greek/Roman sites today. The rain and overcast postponed that until tomorrow. Anne and Angelika rode the minibus to Milas to attend the Turkish Bath. It's ladies day at the bath,no men allowed, so I am here in the village with the 9 cats on the patio.

This village is a poor farming and fishing village. Everyone has several occupations, the gardener is also a carpenter. The grocer does electrical work. The mullah at the mosque also is a painter and carpenter. There is a market once a week where you can get fresh foods, textiles, small appliances, etc. We went to the market yesterday. No, these two ladies have never seen a market that did not want to visit. We then were taken to the beach by Angelika's neighbors. They have a car. The village is very restful, there is always fresh food, fresh fish, many ladies bake in their homes and sell to others. I can see why Angelika lives here for about half the year. she earns money by doing tours. She is amazingly fluent in Turkish, German, French, English and Greek. I can barely speak English. She and Jean, her late husband, really liked coming here. There are few ex-pats of various countries living here. There are a bunch of "developments" closer to the shore that appeals to 2nd home condo owners. they ave several that attach the English and some for middle class Turkish. There have been several more developments in the area that simply ran out of money or failed for some reason. They are standing unfinished and abandoned. Really weird,



On the way to the Market we spot potential dinner

A little palce we are thinking about putting a down payment on.


Let the shopping begin!!!

The breaksfast club, prepared fresh

Mumm this is good. It was wrap made of a thin flour tortilla like pastry with cheese and fresh green vegtables rolledup inside. Sort of a Turkish burrito.



On the way to the beach



arriving at the beach



Getting our feet wet.