Turkey 2016

Hello there readers!! 

This month saw me take the first holiday away with all of Rob's family and we set off to Turkey on the 9th July for a two week adventure to Ovacik in Turkey and what a wonderful two weeks it was. Just a warning for you, this post is very photo heavy!

We set off for Manchester Airport at around 8am on the first Saturday and arrived at our hotel at 9:30pm (Turkish time) in just in time to catch the rest of tea. Our flight was around 4 hours long and then it was an hour and half coach ride (thankfully well air-conditioned) to our hotel.

We stayed in a hotel called 'Orka' and it was absolutely perfect and the staff were lovely and welcoming. One of the pools had a waterslide which provided us with lots of laughs. However, on the second day too much water got in my ear and I ended up with popped ears for the rest of the holiday.

Although we stayed half-board at our hotel we took advantage of the lively tourist resort we were in and made lots of trips to explore. My favourite places were 'Ayla' which we went to most days for ice creams and chips; 'Ramos Hotel' where we played lots of table-tennis and 'London Bar' where we were given Jenga to play with whilst having our drinks.

Before travelling to Turkey I had researched all of the things to do and one thing in particular caught my eye - riding a camel! It is something that I have always wanted to do but never had the opportunity. So on the Thursday of the first week, riding a camel is what we did! It was awesome, the camel I was on was a mischievous and kept trying to eat every single tree we passed but it was lovely to see the local area by camel. 

The next few days were spent enjoying the hotel's facilities, relaxing and enjoying time in the sun and in the pool. Whilst we were away we bough a beach ball and a lilo and we had lots of fun with those having competition and lilo races! 

The other day trip that we went on was the 'Jeep Safari' and all 6 of us went on this trip. This wasn't an animal safari but instead, we all went in a jeep and got to see some of the local sights and places near where we were staying. The jeep came to pick us up from our hotel at 8:30am and off we went. The first stop was a little bar/restaurant. At this restaurant there was flowing water from the top of the mountains so it was freezing cold. If you went in the little pond(?) for over 5 minutes you could get a free drink it was that cold. Obviously, none of us even attempted! However, we did pose for some nice photos with the waterfalls instead.

The next stop was Saklikent Gorge in Fethiye and it is one of the deepest canyons in the world - second deepest in Europe. Having no idea what to expect, I had gone in flip-flops. We were given the chance to walk through all the fast flowing water, Rob went for it but I didn't want to risk losing my shoes like other people had so I just admired the views and the rocks (can you tell I studied Geology at GCSE?). 

The next place we visited was a natural mud bath and this was hilarious! There were definitely a few people who were apprehensive but once you'd made the initial jump into the mud it was brilliant. Probably the highlight of the day. 

Once we had all got cleaned up in the nearby lake, it was time to get back in the Jeep ready for the last stop - THE BEACH!! A fantastic way to end a fantastic day.

 After a fabulous two weeks away with the man I love and his family, it was so hard to say goodbye to everyone we had met and we weren't happy chappies about coming home.

See you again soon Turkey (hopefully)

xx