karpas donkeys where on earth are they

steptoenoel


Joined: 27/04/2011
Posts: 116

Message Posted:
07/05/2011 00:50

stayed in the karpaz a few times,must say villa lembos is the best accomodaction i have ever stayed in,rooms spotless food ok+hospitalitaly amazing.defoe go back

nurseawful



Joined: 06/02/2009
Posts: 5934

Message Posted:
07/05/2011 00:52

And did you find the donkeys?



Chris

yrret


Joined: 17/08/2010
Posts: 761

Message Posted:
07/05/2011 06:46

saw 8 on a recent trip, one came to the roadside for an apple.

kavenkoy


Joined: 10/04/2008
Posts: 1787

Message Posted:
07/05/2011 07:06

what a strange title vs post ....bit like a advert than a donkey finding mission



kav

mark&beck



Joined: 08/01/2009
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Message Posted:
07/05/2011 12:02

Any more info on villa lembos please steptoenoel?



I'm thinking of taking the family to the Karpaz for the weekend



Thanks Mark

dippersgirl



Joined: 04/05/2010
Posts: 795

Message Posted:
07/05/2011 12:21

My friends stayed at Cebiler guest house and loved it. Murat is lovely and speaks English really well, wich is a great help, I find.



If you are interested tel. 0533 881 0161

Lambousa Gordon


Joined: 03/11/2007
Posts: 1992

Message Posted:
07/05/2011 18:08

There is a massive donkey sanctuary on a north jutting peninsula about 8 miles west of the Karpaz cape.



Athough I'm unsure of any metalled roads leading to it there are planty of tracks.

Marion


Joined: 06/03/2011
Posts: 1816

Message Posted:
07/05/2011 20:40

Do you mean the donkeys I wrote about 'The Royal Family of Kumyali'? If so, then get hold of a copy of the current Zoom In magazine (still in some |Lemars, Tempo etc) and you will find why they are there and who looks after them and the help they need.

I believe a group of people also look after some donkeys opposite Escape Beach this end.

Don't think there are any others.

But one thing I do know and that is the groups need help with feeding these wonderful creatures, for as yet, there is no governmental set up for the attractive timeless animals who are a great tourist attraction (if they can be found.

Clarissa2


Joined: 12/06/2009
Posts: 1476

Message Posted:
07/05/2011 21:11

Re: Msg 7&8,



I think LG means the donkeys at the very tip of the panhandle - Cape Andreas (Zafer Burnu), past the Apostolos Andreas Monastery.



One of the younger members of 'The Royal Family' of Kumyali is so sweet : always follows me around the harbour, I even have given him the name.

Zoots


Joined: 05/02/2011
Posts: 669

Message Posted:
07/05/2011 21:17

Yeah, the donkeys are still up there. We a family of them on the dirt track about one click from Cape Andreas a couple of weeks ago. Pretty tame.

You do realise they are GC donkeys?

Marion


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Posts: 1816

Message Posted:
07/05/2011 21:18

thanks Clarissa2. don't know much about th far end of Pan Handle, only seem to get as far as Yeni Erenkoy these days. such a shame the Minof Tourism doesn't help out.

Glad you gave a royal name to this lovely family.

Clarissa2


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Message Posted:
07/05/2011 21:20

Re : Msg 10,



Yes,Zoots . They understand if you speak to them in Greek.

Zoots


Joined: 05/02/2011
Posts: 669

Message Posted:
07/05/2011 21:37

They really are though! They ran wild after 1974 and donkeys being donkeys, age-wise, probably some of them do recognise only Greek.

newlad



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Posts: 7819

Message Posted:
07/05/2011 23:24

Zoots,



Would that be the 74 "invasion" or "intervention"lol,



Paul.

Marion


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Message Posted:
07/05/2011 23:36

when I was up at Dipkarpaz ayear ago, saw a goatsherd who was talking to his goats in Greek, so it could well be that the donkeys are monolinnguistic.

steptoenoel


Joined: 27/04/2011
Posts: 116

Message Posted:
26/05/2011 01:04

sorry guys not replying to your question,no doubt much to late we are back in uk now.That was our 4th stay in karpas different place every time and i though the lembos was excellent,spotless and not expensive.

YFred


Joined: 06/05/2009
Posts: 1471

Message Posted:
26/05/2011 01:42

Come on Zoots be fair. You know very well that the Greek Cypriot donkeys live in South Nicosia and regularly contribute to their World Wild Web forum. Shall I name them for you? They are very sophisticated and can even write. The ones in Karpaz may have been Greek Cypriot before 74 but I am sure they have seen the benefit of converting and are towel heads by now.

When I was there last, I could have sworn it was singing an ezan. Honest. It had a stamp on its rump GR. Does it mean anything to you?

suehowlittle


Joined: 31/10/2010
Posts: 1202

Message Posted:
26/05/2011 05:34

Can someone tell me where the Lembos is please. Going in a couple of weeks. and would like to try it.

steptoenoel


Joined: 27/04/2011
Posts: 116

Message Posted:
27/05/2011 00:22

villa lembos is in dipkarpaz near (pardon spelling) aysios phillios,it quite well sign posted but do allow for a few wrong turns.It was 50euro for room,food was grand and inexpensive.oh price included breakfast.

dippersgirl



Joined: 04/05/2010
Posts: 795

Message Posted:
27/05/2011 11:52

The tractor safari shows you the donkeys, especially now when the babies are being born. Donkeys are used to tractors, and don't tend to run away.

A great day out with visit to a secluded beach and great picnic lunch and soft drinks included £30

Tractor safari Tel. 0533 820 6798

spangles


Joined: 22/10/2008
Posts: 411

Message Posted:
27/05/2011 12:16

Message 13 - glad the donkeys are finding it as hard as me to learn Turkish..lol