Scenes on Sunday ~ Fly Away
you will never get me up in one of those things
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jack collier
jackcollier7@talktalk.net
actually, if it was the only way I could escape, then I’d try it
Scenes on Sunday ~ Oludeniz
some places were made for relaxing vacations
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jack collier
jackcollier7@talktalk.net
a nice pool helps when it’s 100 in the shade
Tunes on Tuesday ~ Chris Rea
home isn’t always where the heart is
Back at home after a sunshine vacation. All of which was good, except for the sick flight home. I thought I was looking for the summer ~ seems the truth is, I was trying to fill an empty place in my heart.
Today, here in England it’s cold, wet, grey. My friends are acting strangely. I’ve been as sick as a dog for a week.
I’m beginning to wonder if coming home was such a good idea.
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jack collier
jackcollier7@talktalk.net
time I found a way to fly away
Sick Flights
sometimes air sickness isn’t about a bumpy flight
My flight back from my vacation in Turkey was terrible, not because it was a bumpy flight, but because there were so many sick people on the aeroplane. Before we took off a whole family was deplaned because they were too ill to travel, much tears and consternation.
They had been sitting just across the aisle from me.
Several other people were very sick for the whole 4 hour journey, and one middle-aged woman fainted and had to be given oxygen.
As I’ve been ill since I got back to the garret, I ‘m wondering if the trip was such a good idea, after all.
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Jack Collier
jackcollier7@talktalk.net
but Turkey is a great place for a sunshine vacation
Another Vacation Over
there’s no place like home
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Jack Collier
jackcollier7@talktalk.net
I’m exchanging all that for this
similar but a lot colder
Scenes on Sunday ~ Oludeniz
the paragliders are out in force today, squadrons of them
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Jack Collier
jackcollier7@talktalk.net
Orville and Wilbur might approve, but you will never get me up in one of those things
Vacation Mornings
it’s so quiet you can hear the sunrise
Saturday morning after the Friday night partying here, and only me and a few determined German joggers and powerwalkers are out and about. They never look as though they are having fun. Mayhap ‘fun’ is verboten.
The bread delivery man and street-sweepers are out and about too. Only a Mediterranean people would think it a good idea to have a couple of guys with a dustpan and brush each set off to clean up a whole street.
And now it’s coffee time.
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Jack Collier
jackcollier7@talktalk.net
a few short hours ago this street was jumping
Peace and Quiet
it’s so serene here by dawn’s early light
Nobody around at 07:00 except for the bread man, a few determined runners, the cats and dogs, and me. I like early mornings. Everyone you might meet is so much nicer at that secret time of day.
I also like a very early morning coffee, and I’ve found a place that does a good take out brew. ’twas easy, because it was always going to be right next to the cab rank.
On my way back to the hotel the first paragliders came in. They like the still early morning air and clear skies. (and no, you’re not getting me up there, not without some moral support)
I have no big plans for today, except for time by the hotel pools. Reading, sunbathing, swimming, daydreaming…….
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Jack Collier
jackcollier7@talktalk.net
It really is that gorgeous here
Vacation Thoughts
I’m busy doing nothing, working hard at finding things not to do.
The view from my balcony ~ the water is really warm
A vacation in Turkey has a lot going for it. Nice hotels, brilliant blue skies, great food, not having to do anything I don’t want to do. And it’s really good value for money. Today I had a great lunch in a nice beach restaurant ~ about $7.50 all in.
And last night I slept like a hibernating teddybear.
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Jack Collier
jackcollier7@talktalk.net
a twin room is fine if you’re travelling alone
Tunes on Tuesday ~ Mahmut Orhan
even after the darkest night there can still be a beautiful morning
Today I’m in a place called Oludeniz in Turkey. Allegedly this artist, song , and video are pretty big here. The boat is called a gulet, and I have sailed on one of those things. It was a pretty nice vacation, but there was nonbody on that boat quite as good looking as the women in this video.
As it goes the Aegean is that precise brilliant blue, and some Turkish women really are blonde and beautiful.
I still can’t abide any octopus any place, any time, in any way.
Please listen enviously.
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jack collier
jackcollier7@talktalk.net
Turkish excursion boat
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