And in line with the fable (the competition was to see who could make the traveller remove his coat) we find ourselves unzipping our windbreakers before we reach the Blue Song. There are whitecaps but it isn’t cold. The bartender isn’t willing to dispense draft, though. Says not in winter. Do point out that it’s nearly spring. Well, it’s three weeks to the equinox. And apparently meteorologists go with March 1 as the first day of spring, since the equinox is so shifty about its appearance. In any case, he isn’t playing, so two bottles of Efes it is.
Small group but interesting. Well John usually is interesting, having hired himself out as an engineer all over the world. Turns out he was working in Iran in 1979 and caught a bus out just before the shah was overthrown. One memory among many.
And in the bizarre news department, a Turkish actress and companion (think the article said accomplice but it will have been a translation) came to Girne and went to a house belonging to a British owner who was not in residence, accompanied by a locksmith. The locksmith not only let them in but changed the lock, whereupon the couple settled in. They were discovered three days later by a man hired by the owner to keep an eye on the property, who informed the police. The actress said in court that she was curious about the lifestyle of her daughter who lived in the neighbourhood. This seems not to have impressed the judge and the pair have been sent for mental health evaluation. To be continued, no doubt.
Tonight’s sunset promised a lovely day tomorrow.
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