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part 1 (where the holiday company went bust)
We arrived in Kas, and I went into the bus station toilets. They'd built a fair toilet block, but not connected the plumbing. There was a gap between the pip and the porcelain. Everything was horribly stained and it stank. That's how your town makes a first impression!
Our hotel was almost empty. We felt sorry for the owner whose income had disappeared. We carried on enjoying the culture and seeing the sights until on a boat trip we forgot not to eat the salad in local cafes. I don't think I've ever been so ill. I didn't know which end to put over the toilet bowl. I tried to see if I could sit on it and be sick in the sink at the sane time. No, they were too far apart.
After a couple of days I felt slightly better. I thought I'd go to the rooftop bar for some kind of fizzy sugary drink. I'd thrown my clothes on the floor. When I picked them up there was a scorpion underneath. I put a glass over it so it couldn't sting me or escape and found the hotel owner on the rooftop. I asked him what I should do with it. He didn't seem that concerned.
"What colour is it?"
"Brown."
"Oh, that's OK. Only the black ones will kill you. Just throw it out of the window."
I have no idea if this was sound advice. Don't rely on it if you are faced with a scorpion. I thought it might well go into a room on the ground floor, but I threw it out of the window anyway.