update

well i returned to istanbul the biggest port in turkey and was informed it was not possible to get my bike to australia from here. or if i wanted i could fly it at £40 per kilogram. there is however a company that will ship the bike from england to australia for a fairly reasonable cost and so i have decided to spend a couple of weeks coming back through Europe and when I get to the uk I will send the bike on and fly out. from turkey i went down through greece to athens and sparta and saw a couple of the sights. from here i made my way to kefelonia (via a couple of bumps and scrapes and have spent a couple of days there. from kefelonia i made my way to italy where i intend to visit pompei and rome and see a couple of sights before going to western france and up the coast from there.