We got up at 3:30AM, not that we slept much anyway: our swanky hotel didn't permit temperature control so the room was constantly at 26C. For someone who sleeps with the thermometer at 12C, that caused a problem. Anyway, we hit the road at 4:45AM, an empty highway for the 40-minute drive to Ercan Aiport. The car rental desk was empty, so the Turkish Police told us just to leave the keys on the open desk. I hope we don't get a $20,000 bill for a stolen car!
Oh, I did forget to tell you about the speed cams in Cyprus -- they are on every road, spaced a few kilometers apart. There is no escaping them, they are ruthless, and they cause untold stress. Ok, so maybe they save lives, but...
Our AtlasGlobal (a new airline to us) flight left on time at 7:00AM and arrived in rainy Istanbul at 8:30AM. 
We paid to enter a lounge at Ataturk International Airport to escape the crazy crowds and to wait out our five-hour transfer in peace. Our Turkish Airlines Airbus A-340 left at 2:00PM, using the same aircraft (fin #) as the flight over. 
The inflight service and amenities -- from slippers to care kit to meals -- were phenomenal again. They even had a "chef" on board, who oversaw all the food preparation, complete with chef hat!
Our on-board chef
Amenity kit in a cool can!
Menus in Economy Class?!
Arrival in Boston was on time at 6:35PM. We cleared customs, got an Enterprise car rental, and drove half an hour north of Logan to the same Sheraton in Wakefield where we stayed last Saturday.
We will leave for Logan at 7:30AM tomorrow morning to catch our 10:00AM Air Canada flight to snowbound Halifax. And that, as they say, is that.
Thanks so much for your interest in my blog. Cappadocia and Cyprus provided so much contrast for a March Break, we enjoyed every minute.
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