Thursday 9 October

Early start from the camp site and breakfast up the road. Saw cotton being picked alongside Greek main road. Crossed the frontier at Ipsala – Turkish customs not very pleasant – and on over indifferent roads to Istanbul.

Straight to the PO to collect the mail – lots of interesting letters but none from NZ so we will go in again on Saturday. No letter from John Sperring so will phone in morning. Pitched camp at Kartaltepe Mocamp. Excellent facilities here but quite expensive.

Met up with Jacob and Evelyn again and after a meal sat planning the revised route after Juiney’s news that we can get visas through in Istanbul.