Finally! They arrived, and as I said yesterday, immediately ate lots of fridge, drank lots of fridge and then ordered a pizza. And then went to the corner shop to buy more fridge. Then they ate more fridge and from what I can tell eventually went to bed.
It’s the end of the day. So I can now say this with a good level of confidence. The Lads are decent. I may well be jokey about them from here on in, but hand on heart, they’ve been a pleasure. Detail to follow.
So, more chronologically, Jane & I got up. Went downstairs to silence. Opened up the doors (airflow from balcony out over the drying racks).
Jane headed down to buy us all some fresh bread.
I was ready to carry out a few small tasks that I had in mind. I have a plan to add a Bluetooth adapter to the stereo. I also wanted to redo some work I’d done last year, with our Champions League winners flag – the string perished and it seems we nearly lost the flag.
So, I’d ordered from Amazon and messaged Lurchio to just open the two deliveries and put them in his bag. He delivered a Bluetooth adapter, but not the cable that would make it work (3.5mm jack to stereo RCA), nor the picture wire or the 3M double sided cushioned sticky pads. They’re in our porch, apparently
He did however bring two Man City 2nd kit tops that I’d ordered from a ‘Far Eastern’ source. In their largest size. They’re still two sizes too small for me, but they’re nice to look at, if nothing else, at least they are if you’re a City fan.
Kids. Who’d ‘ave ‘em!
As I looked over the balcony, I saw Jane walking down the road for that bread. However, corner of my eye shifted me to one of the lads, sat chilling on the balcony waiting for the others to get up.
Jane arrived back & he was the first to get the ‘still hot in the middle’ fresh bread. Others followed. Unsurprisingly to us, Lurchio was a very last “last”. Not even sure he ate anything, but I’m trying not to be “Parent” very much at the moment.
We left them to it & headed down to the pool. It’s hot today. No need for numbers. It was hotter than yesterday.
Jane & I were both a bit taken aback when the lads all arrived. They settled like crows and were like freshly painted angels, walking on walls. These days are golden. Build that rocket, Boys! Build that rocket!
Lippy Kids. By Elbow. The above are bastardised lyrics of that song. Have a listen. After listening to the song, listen to the lyrics. It’s beautiful & is a reflection of their time of life.
What wasn’t like the song though, was that the lads all seemed comfortable to be in our company. They just relaxed, got on with being on holiday & having a laugh.
We do feel privileged to be here and see them be themselves. There’s a real bond & they are so respectful, so polite. Well done parents/guardians! You should be very proud!
The little speaker came out and some ‘modern music’ was played. Sounded very old music to me. As if it came straight outta Compton via a little twist & some watering down. Just my view.
Then the inflatable unicorn made an appearance. I spent the next 20 minutes behind the bar, serving air from an electric pump. Finally, we had enough floatables that even the lad than can’t go in water this week (appendectomy), floated about for a bit.
We steamed in the heat, applying copious amounts of Factor 50 & Tuborg Fitresiz (I go that extra mile & work from the inside out as well).
Lurchio made every effort to make sure he convinced us he’d eaten and put sunscreen on. His naturally translucent skin tone now says otherwise.
Jane & I came back upstairs & started to get ready to go out.
If honest, we were waiting to see what the lads were doing, as we wanted to then go somewhere else.
Not to “escape”. The opposite. Just to let them enjoy their holiday. They were ready before us & had a clear plan. They wanted steak. Specifically Steak Pegasus, from Shiraz. So they headed off.
I couldn’t help myself though, so messaged Suat & let them know they were on their way, their names, and that one of the lads works a restaurant where the lamb chops are some of the very best I’ve ever had. In case he wanted a challenge!
Jane & I then got the Dolmus, passed the lads in the back table near the TV on the right, not that we took notice, and headed into Hisaroni. We’d decided that if we can’t go to Shiraz, then we should go to the Hidden Gem & I would have the obvious-to-me choice.
Jane ordered Tzatziki & bread. I had their tapas Meatballs. It’s a dish! There’s that much melted cheese in there it’s beyond tapas and is a big starter! Jane had [something] which I’m sure was lovely. I had the lamb shank which is why I have no idea what Jane ordered. There’s a theme to my dish choices isn’t there, and it’s not very vegetarian.
Having eaten all that food, it reminded me that I could do with getting some more blood pressure tablets (see yesterday ms blog re my fitness). Jane was considering buying more Turkish Evil Eyes. So I headed off to the local chemist.
This has happened to me before. The first time (Champ’s League Final, Dalyan/Istanbul) I panicked and asked the UK Doc what I could do as I’d forgotten all of my tablets. He said get the same brand in Turkey & you’ll be fine. So this time, in same situation:
I did.
They were miles cheaper.
I bought a stock.
I didn’t explode last time.
After a long queue, I bought a 4 months supply. They looked slightly different and weren’t the same brand. He said that they were the same. Thats fine. ‘Sinopril, Sildenafil. Same, right?
We got the bus back & shortly after we got back, so did the lads. They’d been shopping after their Steak Pegasus.
They then went for a swim. When the pool lights went off and I shouted down to remind them “that’s when the shark gates go up”, they soon followed.
They chilled on the balcony, they are in the process of going to the corner shop and I thought buying ’fridge’, but it seems they are about to begin cooking. I was chilled out & ready for bed. I may now delay that. But that’s enough for today!
See you folks tomorrow!
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