Every day is a holiday, a weekend, Eid, Christmas break, 4th of July, Friday night.
But that doesn’t mean it’s less exciting to have a holiday within this holiday existence.We are off to Dalyan to house sit a lovely house in the woods that we have connected with through Trusted House Sitters – a website dedicated to those who love to travel and those who love animals. Double YAY!
Dalyan is just a few hours south from where I live.
It’s my first trip there.
It’s also the first time I have to babysit 4 dogs! Their mommy and owner of the house Canan says that they’re overly affectionate. LOVE that!
Meet Tarcin and Badem. Tarcin is the excitable one. Badem is the protector of the house. You can surely tell which one is which.
The house is a little further from the city, surrounded by green on not one or two, but on all four sides.
Not only is it beautifully designed and very comfortable, it is also a home filled with love and positive energy and if you met the owners you would also know why. We felt very comfortable from the get go, starting from our Skype conversation when we first virtually met, come to think of it.
During our 10 day stay there we only headed into town twice. The surrounding areas were more than enough to keep our hearts a-fluttering.
Here are Balkiz and Tarcin.
In the beginning I couldn’t decide which one of the dogs was my favorite; they were all so special in their own way. I couldn’t say that towards the end of my holidays. Can you blame me? I mean look at those eyes!
This is Zeytin (sigh).
Me: Now you have to stop jumping, humping and slurping all over me, deal?
Tarcin: Deal! Deal!! Owww yeahhhh!!
Me: Shake on it??
Tarcin: Shake! Shake!!! Owwww yeaaaaaah!!
(1 minute later)
Tarcin: (Jump! Hump! Jump! Hump! Hump! Slurp, slurp, slurp x 1,000,000!!!!!)
In addition to looking after the doggies, we also have the pleasure of the company of this owl who lives on the roof. If the word ‘captivating’ was an animal, it would be an owl.
We also are unofficially looking after a bat who sleeps somewhere at the entrance of the house between the main house door and the outside door. Our job is to make sure the door is open when the sun is setting so little bat can fly outside and do bat things.
I love bats and tried to find the guy when he was all upside down and asleep but no luck…
We’re exploring the hood. Long, lovely trails in the hood are stopping us from wanting to go anywhere that could be more inhabited.
The years have enhanced my life, shedding quantity, leaving behind quality.
Meet rickety bridge.
It shakes with every step you take when you try to cross it, even if you have teeny feet.
Which is why I didn’t cross it the first time around although it is the only way to get to the top of the little hill that gives you an amazing view of the Koycegiz Lake.
But I did cross it the second time around because, ohhh because of this little one…
See it’s umbilical cord? Little cutie must have been only a few days old and had absolutely no fear, just like most kids… until us grown-ups ruin it for them – just like we ruin it for ourselves!
Fear = baaaaaaad!! Never forget it peeps!
Melt, melt, melt, meelllttttttt!
Well, I was, until Boyfriend said, “So that’s what you’re eating when you’re having lamb chops.”
Evil vegetarian party pooper!
When the sun goes away, mosquitoes come out to play.
Rickety bridge from the other side.
I think the little row boat is underneath it because they fully expect it to act as a life raft when it collapses.
Which it will.
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