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Tuesday was a day to familiarize ourselves with Dalyan town. We had to find ATM’s and a store where we could get a decent price on sundry goods like water, beer, snacks, etc. Uncle Cliff had to find the post office from which he could buy a phone card and then figure out how to use it. That took a couple of days and attempts to contact his wife Ruth since the instructions on both the phones and cards were in Turkish only. He eventually got through but had to leave messages for two days before he finally reached her on day 3.
After a fair amount of walking around town and a delicious lunch of Turkish pancakes, we walked back to the hotel to hit the pool, cool off, and freshen up. After that it was nearly time for happy hour. We have been doing that partly at the pool bar and partly behind our rooms enjoying some gin that that the folks brought in en route from Wales. The hotel frowns on bringing in your own booze and food so we try to keep it low key and not party down from our own supply at the pool. That is kind of a downer but what can you do?
We walked back into town for dinner at a place that had riverside seating and a view of the Lycian tombs carved into the mountain across the river. The setting was great and the food very good as it has been for the whole trip thus far. I have to admit that my legs are bothering me from being out of shape, nerve or hip damage, and water retention. The last walk home of the day from Daylan is usually not too fun and still pretty warm.
Fortunately the AC works fine in the room I am sharing with Cliff. He has the downstairs room with a double and I have a single upstairs. It is nice to be able to retreat to the AC after a trip to town or sweatfest around the pool. I have to admit to not spending much time in the room other than for sleeping. The days have been busy and, the heat notwithstanding, it is nicer to be by the pool, the river, or the bar. Fortunately, despite the time change (7 hours), I have slept pretty well. I usually get a power four or five hours and then toss and turn a bit before getting up.