Tomorrow myself and Andy will leave Turkey on our journey west. We will stop first in Bulgaria and though we had planned to see Romania as well have decided against it. This is really not the time of year to best visit both of those countries and if we skip Romania we can continue west through Serbia toward Croatia and Slovenia where we are wanting to go. After 7 months of travel I really haven't the energy for "seeing the sites" and so would rather journey to some places that Andy really wants to see and also try to make some visits along the way. I want to visit the first family I stayed with in Croatia and to see that area once more. Also we'll try to visit my friends from Slovenia that I met in Istanbul. I know that I need to fill all two or three of you in on the goings on of the past few days but I also need my rest for the journey ahead. I hope that in the next few days I can get some decent posts up but we shall see. For now there is a new gallery up from our days in Istanbul. Tonight I am in Can. We spent the day today visiting my chums here and thoroughly enjoying some last moments with them. I am overwhelmed at how many wonderful people I have met in my time here and how much I was able to relax and enjoy this little town. I hope that before too long I can return to this place and these people. I also need to inform that on the main page of www.lovablequirks.org at the bottom of the screen is a link to Grand Tour Europe (click on europe map) and Andy will be updating that page from time to time on this venture. Love to all and pray for us that these next days of traveling will go smoothly as the distances are long.