Back to ANZAC cove

This is what we have all been looking forward to. Our experience of the commemorative service was so surreal that we needed to make it more concrete with the sharing of stories and viewing of the environments and situations the soldiers were exposed to. Keith Doolan, our historian, was the very person that was able to clearly express this through his passion for military history and the Gallipoli campaign.

 "V Beach" cemetery.

 The Sphinx was named by the soldiers as it was much the same in representation to the one they had previously seen in Egypt

 ANZAC beach

 Shrapnel Valley also the destination of our own personal commemorative service to end our time amongst the spirits of 'the boys'.

 view from pugges

 Pill box

 Beach Cemetery 

 A celebrity surprise at the end of the day while crossing the Dardanelles by ferry.

Tuesday 28th April

Beginning to tour the ANZAC battlefields with Keith bringing the stories to life as we move around the remains of  past battles.

Monday 27th April

Our day began with a ferry ride across the Dardanelles. We began looking at areas associated with the Gallipoli campaign, viewing cemetries and monuments of both Turkish and ANZAC origin. Keith our historian shared many stories outlining successes and failures getting a glimpse of life would have been like in the trenches.
Our movement amongst the headstones makes us realise how lucky we are to have the freedom we have today.