Happy New Year from Bodrum

 

This is why I chose to live in Bodrum. Even in mid-winter, we get hot, sunny days.  After a week of cold, wet weather, the first afternoon of 2025 was warm and clear. Like most Bodrumites, what I wear is dictated by the date rather than the weather forecast  so I set off in a jumper and a down coat. By the time I got to the seafront I was experiencing sauna-like temperatures. I had planned to spend the day with my daughter, but I came back from London on Sunday with an unexpected and unwelcome extra Christmas present; a cough which is turning into bronchitis.  I was informed by those dear to me that I not only sounded awful but looked terrible too so all socialising had to be postponed but a walk down to Kumbahçe seemed like a good idea.  As a measure of how ill I feel, the offer of a pint of Guinness was turned down and I sat watching the world go by with a large glass of tea in front of me.   

A visit to the herbalist shop on the way home to buy some olive leaf extract will hopefully put me on the road to recovery.  

Happy New Year.