Weather: fine 32deg
Our first breakfast in the Erboy Motel was nice but not quite the variety
in "Turkish" dishes as the previous motel. Kerry was happy as they had tea bags and
water to make a fresh cuppa instead of the very strong "stew" that is
normally served. I haven't taken to
the Turkish coffee (mud) like Wendy did while she was here, preferring the
sweet, hot apple tea served in a small glass. However this is not served at breakfast so I have the standard motel
filtered coffee.
After stowing our packed bikes and excess luggage in the storeroom we
checked out and waited for the hire van, which ended up being a half an hour
late putting us behind schedule a little.
The drive out of Istanbul
was not quite as bad as we'd been told about; but almost. Wouldn't do it again in a hurry. At one stage we were surrounded by various
Police vehicles while driving down a tram line we're not sure we should have
been on. We weren't pulled over and
survived so on we went. The roads were a
mix of very good and fairly bad but always busy, especially for the first three
hours. Five hours later we arrived at
our accommodation for the next four nights, Gallipoli House in the village of Kocadere. The surroundings are wonderfully rural, with
a mix of grain, fruit and livestock. And
the only sounds are the cows, birds and roosters, bliss!!
Gallipoli House is a rambling ex-farm house and buildings, all beautifully
converted into accommodation, dining and entertainment areas.
From here we do our obligatory Aussie pilgrimage
to Gallipoli and maybe some local touring. We start with a personal guided tour tomorrow.
My room at Gallipoli House
The view from my window
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