We celebrated July 4th with a visit to Ephesus that Ngaire arranged through K&D. There were just 11 of us on a minibus with a guide. Instead of the typical tour from the top we went in at the bottom where most tours finish and, since we all had been there before we took a quick walk by the theater, toilets & library and concentrated on the terrace houses which have only been open since 2006. It was pretty hot and most of the group weren't interested in visiting a small village so we got back to the ship in time for a late lunch. Some of us explored the bazaar in Kusadasi in the afternoon. There was a sail away deck party with the orchestra playing patriotic American tunes for Independence day and there were a flag and some bunting decorating the deck. The B&K group met in the observation lounge for meet & greet before heading out for dinner. Ngaire & Ken's luggage is still missing but hopefully will join them tomorrow (it's a sea day today.) Early this morning we sailed through the Dardanelles and in a short while we'll pass through the Bospherus and get a glimpse of Istanbul.