After a bit of a faff last night, trying to figure out if our data sim had run out, I eventually managed to get yesterdays blog uploaded & published before heading to bed. Not sure why but we were all tired after getting back, so a big sleep was required.
Sit-Rep Day 8:
- ◦ Ellecy: not been off since
- ◦ Water: blasting out!
- ◦ Pool: crystal clear (not that we care)
- ◦ Heat: 42C peak
- ◦ Winds: gusty hot, but who gives a damn
By the way, speaking of ‘8’, it’s Independent Salford Beer Festival 8 in November. If you don’t know, it’s the ‘worlds best* beer festival’, held at Hemsley House, Salford.
[*according to me and a good few others]
But the most important details are that (not only does it have an amazing selections of special beers, ciders & a few gins) it’s all in aid of raising money for a wonderful charity called START Inspiring Minds. To read more about Jim, the main man’s raison d’etre, check out the link here.
It’s a cracking event, one I’ve been to now in three simultaneous guises – as a paying punter & drinker, a volunteer behind the bar & as a beer sponsor. If you fancy a try if something new, then have a gander & consider coming down.
Back to the hols!
Another day by the pool. As we’d been advised, it was already clear as a bell – that filtration systems had done its job!
Rightly or wrongly (and it’s “rightly”, and if you disagree, take it up with Jane), since seeing the Pet Shop Boys in concert a few weeks before coming away, there’s an obsession, and having found the funky little Bluetooth speaker, we’re now ‘Domino Dancing’ poolside on a regular basis.
Not only that, we made some planning decisions! Firstly, we’re having a late Sunday Lunch at the Marble Arch on Rochdale Road, on 13th August, if we can get a table, and secondly, I’ll be attending the #ISBF8 Launch shindig shortly after that.
But also, we decided to have an early tea at Turtle Restaurant this evening, so that we could attend a Turkish Breakfast down at Narlı Bahçe, Pomegranate Garden, which looks superb. 11am table for two (Lurchio free) booked for tomorrow.
Revelling on a decision-making high, we did a bit of “Monkey Business” (the last but one track on Smash, btw) and then headed off for showers.
Going to be honest, felt a little light-headed on the walk down to the head of The Turtle, because a) I’m fat & unfit, and b) have probably messed up the sun to water intake today massively. Will adjust tomorrow.
Anyway, I’m still here to write this, and the meal was really nice. The stuffed veggie snails (filled with chunks of garlic, covered with cheese) were, well, garlicky & cheesy, and my Chicken Rodri (ordered only because it’s a City player that scored a treble-winning goal in a Champions League Final, up the road in Istanbul) turns out to be stuffed coronation chicken, but that’s fine – it was tasty, and was served with two ‘smears’ and two sprouts, so classes as fine dining. Lurchio had the fillet steak, of course (I will remind him that I’m now unemployed), but Janes Mousaka was the star of the show – looks & tasted superb, by all accounts!
A meander back via our main man down at the corner shop, for ‘circles of pink meat’, some more ayran, and soft drink tinnies for Jane. Oh, and another six-pack of Corona for Lurchio.
That’s it! I’m done for the day!
See you bunch of nutters (bless you) tomorrow!
Lots of love
Chris
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I’m off on 8th and 9th Nov, so might make one in on the beer festival 🍺👍