So, here we are spending the night at Istanbul airport. How did we get to this point?

One of Normans brothers is terminally ill and we have to go home. Its that simple. So we checked out of the Canekkale hotel early, got the bus to Istanbul (8 &1/2 hours), 1 hour getting from the Otobus terminal to Ataturk International airport. Spent an absolute fortune on two one way tickets to Gatwick. Flight leaves tomorrow morning at 08.10, so we have 9 hours left to kill at this point. So I might not be undating the blog till we know whats happening.

Thank you for reading it. I have enjoyed writing it. I have been astounded at the response I got from my ramblings, thank you for your kind words. I would love to hear from you all. What have been your favourite bits? What was simply boring? What made you laugh? (I hope I didn't ever make you cry!) All comments, positive or negative, gratefully received. Please e mail me on the address on the `contact us page`.

Sue