Dalyan – 13th September

I was feeling a little bit out of sorts on Friday 13th September. I’d spent the last month trying to budget as best as I could. My pay day was due on Monday and it would be going in to Captain Caveman’s account again, like the last couple of months then he would either transfer me some money or bring US Dollars back with him from Vietnam. The pressure of not being able to just do what I wanted with my wages was a bit restrictive and was definitely taking its toll on me a little. With hindsight, it would have been better for me to stay have stayed in Vietnam until Captain Caveman left.
I decided to not proceed yet with the residency renewal application and that I was going to see my friends in Rhodes this weekend. I needed to get away and reconnect with some of the best friends in the whole world! I messaged the girls and told them I would come on Sunday and they were thrilled, as was I. I booked my ferry tickets which were £90 return and I let my Dalyan friend know, who was planning on a Rhodes day trip so we could go together. The girls had already paid for the villa so that was a big help for me and meant I could still go.
After a morning of work, I met Gayle & Neil for breakfast, although it was lunchtime by the time we met at Ela’s Kitchen. Neil ordered the Menemen, Gayle had an omelette with baked beans instead of chips and I had the small Full English breakfast (without eggs and tomatoes). It was so lovely and, as I was only on 153 syns for the week so far, it was a nice treat. When we got the bill, I thought we would be splitting it but Neil had remembered about the fiasco at Tapa, when I had paid half of their drinks bill, so breakfast was on them.
We all walked to Migros as they needed some bits and I had a browse, ending up buying Quark and some tissues for 54.41 lira (£1.22). Of course, we didn’t need any lunch afer such a big and late breakfast so I was going to make do with what I had in. However, I was moving out of the aparthotel tomorrow and going to stay at a friend’s before the journey to Rhodes on Sunday. It also meant that I had to pack up and move some suitcases and clothes yet again to my parents’ place before I checked out tomorrow. I packed suitcases and emptied the fridge and then distributed them between my parents’ place, a friend’s and going to Rhodes. I was tired by the time I’d finished so I walked to the supermarket to get some nibbles for the journey tomorrow. Here’s what I bought and the prices in lira;

Migros Supermarket
Jellies 30.90
Peanuts 42.45
Doritos 43.95
Cashews 95.45
Total spent 212.75 (£4.78)

On my way back from the shop, I realised I had only bought nibbles but I didn’t have anything in for dinner. I decided to have a walk around the block and up the main road to see what I fancied. After walking for a while I decided I would try the cheese and bacon burger with fries and a cherry juice from Sheche Burger. I bumped in to one of our walking friends and her husband. They were also having a Friday treat with chicken burgers which looked delicious. My meal came to 370 lira (£8.30) so it wasn’t as cheap as perhaps a UK fast food place would be but the food was so good. It was at least twice as good as a MacDonald’s and I thoroughly enjoyed it.