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Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Cirali (Cheer-ah-luh) Cheer

As you know, last year we found a little spot down at the Mediterranean Coast that became so special to us, called Cirali (pronunciation in the title) . It's completely empty during our week of Spring Break. In the summer it's hopping, but in March/April, it's dead. So, we decided to go again this year. The drive down is about 8 hours. It would be about $20 to fly there, but CC likes his drive. For a few dollars a night we can stay in rustic cabins and eat a homemade village Turkish breakfast. Our days are spent reading, swinging in a hammock, sitting by the beautiful sea, or napping. The only event of the day is when we walk to town to eat dinner. The walk is a half hour each way, but it's the perfect way to end the day. So, we booked a four night stay and left the chill of our city.

Our first night we happened upon this cute hedgehog.

The flora is just beautiful. Cacti and wild dessert flowers line the paths and streets.


I'll admit, it's cold. The kids are wearing sweatshirts sitting on the beach.

Isn't it beautiful? I will never get over the mountains and ocean combo.


Meanwhile, Firstborn celebrated her 20th birthday! We had a fun birthday FaceTime call to her!

We wake each morning to this breakfast: olives (with tiny leaves still on them), honey, butter, homemade jellies, cheeses, greens, an omelette, sigara boregi, and fresh squeezed orange juice.

Of course, we skip lunch. Breakfast is enough to carry us through until our walk into town. I love this picture of my kids. Not staged, just all hanging on to each other.

Dinner is a delight too. Here's the giant bread that is served right away. One pop and it falls flat so we can eat it.

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