Buyucaada Island

Looks like I won't be able to post anymore photos, the blog just won't cooperate . We spent 2 days on Buyucaada Island, a wonderful place about 4 miles long 15 miles from Istanbul. It was a 1 1/2 hour ferry ride to get there.The best part about the island was there were NO cars, just horse drawn carriages . Although its early in the season, the beautiful weather encouraged everybody to get out on Saturday , hence the ferry was crowded. It was the most ridiculously crowded ferry I have ever been on. We arrived early and got good seats but the people kept coming,..,,and coming. It reminded me of a NewYork city subway where people pack in till you can't move a inch. Clearly they were not concerned about safety as the ferry was dangerously over loaded. We became freaked out as the huge ferry began to tilt to one side . There was one tiny life boat ( probably for the Captain )and hardly any life jackets. Yikes !! The ferry finally left the dock wallowing out to sea. We held our breath . We steamed along for 20 minutes and pulled up to another pier. A huge crowd was waiting....much to our horror, they somehow packed them in. !! We both needed to use the bathroom which was out of the question . Boy. were we glad to get to the island !! We've had a wonderful trip but are looking forward to getting home. We miss our family and friends. I will post final photos when I get back . Thanks to all for following us