Back to reality, auld claes and porridge as my Grandad would say!

We finally got home about 3.30am I think, forgot to check exactly as all FOUR dogs were hiding in my newly painted living room, to surprise me!!!

First of all wow to the living room, huge well done to Craig for keeping that a secret while I was away. It’s still white but it’s too much of a feature room to have any other colour. It looks so fresh!!

One by one by one by one they came bounding out of the living room door and bombarded me with licks and cuddles!! Did I mention there were FOUR?!?!

They were SO excited!!! I had to fight my way through to get to Craig!

Also just noticed this morning how much the ivy has changed in the space of a week!

Also it’s a lot sunnier today than the day time I took a photo!

One day I will manage to take the same photo twice 🤦🏻‍♀️😂

So last night’s trip went really well. We sat out in the sun until 6pm…. It had actually started to get quite chilly which I suppose is a fitting end to a holiday.

I really struggle to leave somewhere when I know I will never be back there and it was so lovely! The pool looked so pretty.

The bus arrived a full half hour before it was due. We left bang on time! The drivers are foot to the floor the whole way. They seem to flash their headlights a lot to let a car in front of them know they intend to pass…. We drove sooooo fast, there were a good few hair raising moments and we were FIRST in the queue for the Jet2 flight for Glasgow. That never happens…. Well it just did but you know what I mean.

Security is pretty high in Turkey. You put all your bags through a scanner before you check in and hand your bag to the ground staff…. You are also body searched as everyone beeps through the scanner. Next is a queue for passport control. Once through that it’s Duty Free. Bodrum was the most expensive duty free I have ever seen….. Gayle was looking for Turkish delight for her daughter…. The only Turkish delight we saw was €49.60 for 4 boxes stuck together…. Special price?!?!?!?! Nearly £50 for 4 normal sized boxes of Turkish delight?!?!? Then I saw Toffifee for €5.50 a box, we can get that for £1 here!

The whiskies were astronomical. Nothing worth bringing home for Craig.

Gone are the days of cheap duty free. So I brought nothing back for anyone unfortunately.

We then went to the gate and I got bag & body searched again and swabbed for drugs never had that done before.

The plane comes in on perfect tie and we board in perfect time…. And the next news ever…. We have 3 seats to ourselves!!! Bliss.

We flew over Sofia in Bulgaria, Serbia, Budapest in Hungary. Vienna in Austria, Prague in Czech Republic, Germany, Amsterdam, over to Newcastle where we started our descent… then down over Lanark and up to Kirkintilloch before we landed in Glasgow. The pilot was very informative!!

He said the words “battling headwinds all the way”….😱 I never, ever need to know that. In all honestly, the flight was great, despite the space, I couldn’t get comfy AT ALL yet I’m certain I slept most of the way. We cannot fault Jet2 at all. The flights were bang on both legs.

Glasgow Airport had other ideas.

Upon landing, Jet2 text to warn of delays at baggage reclaim. There were several flights landing at once. We all merged into passport control at the same time. We had a fair queue there. Jet2 staff met us in baggage reclaim and apologised and kept us fully up to date. Can’t say they didn’t try to make up for it.

Gayle’s son Robbie, picked us up and took us straight home. He didn’t leave the house until we saw the first of the bags come through. It was perfect timing apart from the delay.

So yeah, back to the FOUR dogs… they were still here this morning too. 🐶🐶🐶🐶😂

I didn’t sleep in too late and I’ve been unpacking and cleaning all morning. I was on a roll.

We decided to head out to Gro Coffee in Irvine for a late lunch…. We took Khaleesi.

Look at the lovely autumnal display at the fireplace. So pretty.

We sat in the outdoor area which is filled in at the sides when the weather cools down, with lovely, warm heaters and blankets.

I had the breakfast taco and Craig had spicy buttermilk chicken pieces…. Turns out they were VERY spicy.

Khaleesi was great and was fascinated by 3 birds that were wandering around!

We may have brought some cakes home!!

I now feel tired…. And sick 😂 we never had anything like this sweet in Turkey. My gums are recoiling from my teeth after eating that 😂

So yeah, no more sunshine, plenty of grey sky and rain and a horrific forecast for tomorrow.

It’s always sad when a holiday is over but I have some amazing photos and some lovely memories of my trip with Gayle.

A quiet night in tonight before I crash out. I can feel my eyes drooping already.

And still a lot of dogs. 🐶🐶🐶🐶

Stay safe everyone 🐶🐶🐶🐶