Day 10, Sunday 18 May
Last night I dragged mum outside before bed to show her the big dipper and north star, which she'd never seen before. When I woke up in the middle of the night, I went to check on it, and sure enough, things were where I thought they'd be :)
Slept pretty well again. I've generally been sleeping very well this trip which is great. Hand still keeps going to sleep even after barely any computer/mouse usage for a week.
Got scrambled eggs for breakfast this morning which was a nice change.
Headed off quite early and caught a ferry across from Canakkale to Eceabat and then continued across the Gallipoli peninsula.
Canakkale waterfront
Kilitbahir Castle
Stop Passenger Silhouette and ship in the Dardanelles
Yellow-legged gull flying next to the boat
The ferry we crossed the Dardanelles in
We made quite a few stops around Gallipoli, including Brighton Beach, Anzac Cove, the Sphynx, the cemetery at Shrapnel Valley, walked up to Plugge's Plateau, Lone Pine, some of the Australian trenches, Johnston's Jolly, the top of the Sphynx, Walker's Ridge, The Nek, and Chunuk Bair. It was a great experience to see where everything happened, and it seems madness to have chosen that spot for an invasion.
Pier at the Aegean Sea in Gallipoli
Beach and remains of fortifications at Gallipoli
Anzac Cove from the coach
Anzac Cove Monument
Ari Burnu Cemetery
The beach at Anzac Cove
Open area where they hold the dawn service on Anzac Day
New Zealand No. 2 Outpost
View to the ridge and the Sphinx from near New Zealand No. 2 Outpost
View back towards Anzac Cove from near New Zealand No. 2 Outpost
Cwgc Shrapnel Valley Cemetery
On the walk up to Plugges Plateau
View from the walk to Plugges Plateau
View from Plugges Plateau
View to Monash Gully from Plugges Plateau
View to Monash Gully from Plugges Plateau
The Sphinx from Plugges Plateau
Wildflowers at Plugges Plateau
View from the walk to Plugges Plateau
View south from near Lone Pine
Lone Pine Cemetery
Lone Pine Cemetery
Memorial at Lone Pine
Memorial at Lone Pine
Lone Pine Cemetery
Memorial at Lone Pine
Trenches at Johnston's Jolly
Trenches at Johnston's Jolly
Johnston's Jolly Cemetery
View south into Monash Gully from near Cesaret Tepe
Memorial at Piyade Alayı Şehitliği Cemetery
Trenches at The Nek
Barbed wire at The Nek
The Sphinx from Ariburnu Yarlari
View northwest from Ariburnu Yarlari
The Nek Cemetery
Trenches at Chunuk Bair
Trenches at Chunuk Bair
Chunuk Bair New Zealand Memorial and statue of Mustafa Kemal (Atatürk)
Statue of Mustafa Kemal (Atatürk)
View northwest from Chunuk Bair
From there we headed back to Eceabat for lunch.
Mum and me at Maydos Restaurant
Our coach driver Arif outside Maydos Restaurant
Then it was a long afternoon of driving back to Istanbul.
View of the Dardanelles from the coach
The Golden Horn from the bridge
Dinner at the hotel wasn't too bad, then back to do photos and recharge devices.