Right now we’re still in the UK, but our plans for the big move are firming up. Sirem has left her job and I am in the last few weeks of mine. All our furniture will be stuffed into a shipping container and sent by sea on the 15th of July. We should be completing the house sale on the 18th of July, and will fly out to Turkey on the same day. The cats will be going ahead of us, travelling overland across Europe with the help of the nice people at Paws Kennels and Cattery.
Once we’re out there, and once we get our internet connection sorted out, the blog will get a lot more practical. We’ve got some immediate jobs to do like modernizing the bathroom in the old farmhouse, digging drainage ditches up in the orchard, and harvesting our first batch of figs. All that should mean lots of progress photos, of course.
In the meantime, some friends have asked why we’ve chosen southwest Turkey for our big plan. I think the easiest way to answer that is with some photos from previous visits.
Köy Sofrası restaurant in Kirazlı, about 20km from our place
Valley in the hills nearby
Gület (yacht) moored in beautiful Aegean waters
View from a hilltop looking out towards the Greek islands
looks lovely – very envious! Though, my own container went yesterday
Thanks, Lorraine. I hope both our moves go smoothly with no Costa-Concordia-type action for the container ships. :)
Welcome to the ‘hood’ Jason and Sirem, hope all goes well for you both. You’ll find us tucked in at the back of the village and will no doubt be pointed in our direction sooner or later. :)
Thanks very much, Terry. That’s really kind of you. We hope to be out there by July 19th and no doubt we will see you around town. :)
Good luck with your move here and your project, look forward to following your journey. Kerry
Thanks!
Good luck with the move. I look forward to reading about your progress.
Thanks! Looks like your blog is full of good advice for us.