We left Utah 2 weeks ago. It sounds like a lifetime ago. I'll never complain about life again. We have 510 more days. Who's counting?
Our major activities seem to center on setting up our living quarters, foraging for food, walking hundreds of miles each day, brushing off sweat rivlets from our skin, figuring out public transportation, and changing money.
I have prepared 2 home -cooked meals so far. 1. Mac and cheese. 2. Zucchini and rice. We usually eat out at sidewalk cafes for dinner. That is where most of humanity seems to settle in the evenings.
We study Turkish but Dad is more adept and disciplined than I. He keeps in contact with the "Association" here and is on a first-name basis with the plumber and a few merchants.
Today we set out to explore our city. We are just a couple of blocks from the Sea. We've walked along it most days. We took a taxi to a City Tour On-Off location. We were told that the bus might not be running today because no cruise ships were in port. But we sat down on a bench and waited anyway. And eventually a big bus came along. We were the only passengers. We had English headsets. We got the royal tour and now know more than previously.
After that we figured out how to take a ferry and went across the bay. It was a nice ferry and cheap. We had lunch at a sidewalk cafe and returned to a different port and walked miles to our home.
By the time we returned home I was very wilted. Dad stayed out to buy more zucchini. Yum yum. Eat your heart out!
We don't know exactly what our usefulness will be here, but we are available. Stay tuned.
We think about all of you, and hope you are doing well
Love,
Mom
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