I'm on a boat

It's once again  been a while since I updated my blog, I've just been tired or busy haha those are my only excuses. 

The other day we went on a really awesome boat trip, we got to see some of the island from the sea which was amazing. Cyprus is so beautiful and the water is so nice and warm. I can't believe the water is so much more warm then in Athens, I figured it might be a little the same but the water in Cyprus is warm and so clear it's incredible! I just can't get over how clear the water is, and beautiful sandy bottoms no rocks or anything. There is some sea weed but it's out deep and very short so it's only on the bottom. On our boat trip we went to three different spots to swim, each one was really cool. The boat trip was such a good price we couldn't pass it up, it was only 40TL (Turkish lira) which approx is $23.00 Canadian give or take depending on the exchange rate. We left at 10:30 and didn't come back until 4:30, we got lunch, a fruit snack, snorkelling equipment, and a stop at three beaches. There is no way in hell you would get all of that for so cheap anywhere else. The exchange rate in Cyprus on the Turkish side is incredible, it's all so cheap, food, clothes, activities etc. we didn't see much when we were snorkelling but it was still really cool, we seen some fish and some little rock islands. Those were cool to snorkel around, lots of stuff living around them. 

The first beach experience we had before the boat trip was to a beach called Alagadi which is a turtle beach. It has one of the biggest sea turtle population for egg laying, during the time they lay their eggs people patrol the beach all day and night to make sure nothing happens to the eggs and once the eggs hatch they help the baby turtles to the sea. This time of the year the turtles aren't there but it's beautiful all the same. It's one beach but it has many different little bays you can swim in. There's also some underwater caves which I wish I could have explored but I didn't have snorkelling equipment. We ended up going to this beach a few times because its one the nicest and also has the least amount of people on it. Sometimes it's nice to go to a beach that isn't packed, then other times its nice to go where all the people are. It's so nice to think that it's only may and weve been spending our time  off at the beach! 

During one of our many walks along the harbour front we ended up meeting these two guys who worked at a resturant called corner (because...it's on a corner) the first time we met these guys they were just trying to get us to eat there, but then we got taking for a bit and after we left we figured we would go back again sometime to play backgammon (which might I add is huge in Cyprus) every single resturant has backgammon boards you can use. When we went back to play backgammon, they were chatting us up and playing backgammon with us while they worked. I'm telling ya Turkish boys are freaking hot! After this we ended up hanging out with them a few times outside of work. The other night we went there for drinks and ordered sex on the beach, we both got an extra shot of vodka with it and the women who owns the resturant said it was on the house! I don't know if it was because she is nice of if it was because we've been going almost everyday to hang with the boys. The next day we went back and both ordered milkshakes which are 8tl each a d she only charges us 10tl for both, she was like well I don't really ha e much change so let's make it 14tl, actually you know what just make it 10tl, this also included a coffee too! Really this is why I have been so busy, and Kristy finally convinced me to learn how to play backgammon, I didn't really want to learn but the boys got on her side and they all convinced me to learn. The boys I keep referring to are named, Sever, and Mostofa two of the nicest guys we've met so far. We actually went to the beach the other day with them, they have a car which means we didn't have to take the bus! And I realized how much I actually miss driving around in the summer time with the windows down and the music blasting. It didn't hurt that the car was a BMW hahaha it's to bad that we didn't met them until our trip was almost over, it would have been fun to hang out with them more. 

Last night we went to the farm house for dinner with the gang, and they bought us a good bye cake! It was so incredibly nice! And the cake was so so good! I did not expect a cake, but I guess we started a tradition after buying David a cake. We had a Bon fire, sat around and chated and  had some tea. It was such a good evening. Isann one of the people who work on the farm had Friday off and we didn't know, and didn't get to days good bye, Kristy texted him saying goodbye and next thing we know she's getting a call (oh i forgot to mention that we got cell phones with this volunteer work) and he's asking we who it is, she said Kristy and next thing we know he's like I'm going to come over and say good bye. It was so nice of him to come over and day goodbye to us. We met the most amazing people while working on the farm, I am honestly going to miss all of them. I have learned so much from them, and each person was from somewhere different. Another person we met that was awesome, was Morhat he is Raychels driver and doesn't speak very much English but man can that guy drive. I think he's in the wrong career driving rich people around, he needs to be a race car driver! This guy is seriously the most skilled driver I've ever met. Even though he didn't speak much English we still managed to communicate with sign language, or ishann as our translator. I wish he would have spoke a bit more English because he seems like a pretty funny dude. 

To all of you who worked on the farm, you have taught me so much, and you all really made the experience! Safe travels...it's a small world perhaps we shall met again!