Notes about our journey to Canakkale, Turkey.

Mason and Liam

Hey everyone, 

After an eventful 25 hours we have finally made it to our hotel, The Grand ANZAC. The journey began with the emotional goodbyes from our loved ones and the departure to Perth, which took 3 hours as the group stopped on the way at Pinjarra to grab dinner before our big 12 hour flight. Once arriving at the airport, reality set in and we were all excited to begin this epic journey. First time fliers, Emma, Rhiannon, Georgia and Liam (me) all had a good time, however halfway through the flight Georgia realised that she had nothing underneath her. And also the embarrassment we put Jordan through by singing him happy birthday on the plane, with everyone still onboard! Once the exhausting flight ended, we boarded another plane to journey 5 hours from Doha to Istanbul, which definitely felt like it was longer than the 12 hour flight! Finally we arrived in Istanbul and met up with our tour guide Hakan. On the way to our hotel we stopped at a Turkey petrol station and tasted the traditional dishes such as soups, rice and a variety of salads. We then finished the night off with a magnificent dinner to celebrate our first 'official' night on the tour as well as Jordan's birthday, in which we shared a delicious chocolate cake together as a group! 

Cheers,

Mason & Liam

Pictures from our arrival in Canakkale, Turkey.

Qatar

Hi all, 

We have completed our first long haul leg of the journey and awaiting our connecting flight to Istanbul at Doha airport. The flight was really good and most people were able to sleep some. Mr Blackmore was a standout as the only person who watched 3 movies! First time fliers, Emma, Rhiannon, Georgia and Liam all had a good time, though Georgia realised halfway through that she had nothing underneath her! We still have another 4 1/2 hour flight before we board the bus for our 6 hour road trip to Canakkale. So quite some traveling to go.  Mr Croft

En route to Doha then Istanbul

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Qatar Airbus A330-300

Live Flight Tracker Perth to Doha

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Qatar Boeing 777-300ER

Arrived in Perth

And we have arrived safely at the airport & all checked in....just killing time now.
Olivia was the lightest suitcase winner & we won't name the parent with the heaviest luggage....

And away they go

'Twas the night before tour departure...

'Twas the night before Tour, when all thro' the town,
The students and parents were stirring, as the time to departure ran down;
The suitcases were being packed and re packed with care,
Departure cards were being written, to avoid Mr Croft's stare,

The children were making sure they had everything before they jumped into bed,
While visions of foreign lands and memorable experiences danc'd in their heads

Hope all the packing is going well and everyone has filled out their departure cards ready to go!

Don't forget your passports and see you all in Tour uniform at the school at 4:15pm!