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(May 2009)
We headed for the bay in the north to anchor off the town. When we arrived we weren’t entirely surprised to find the bay filled with a massive marina that’s still being built. We decided to stay for a few days and do our Istanbul sight seeing from here. ***They quoted us TL230 for three nights inclusive of electric and water. They are finishing the amenities block as I type so, although we haven't had the use of it, it should be up and running imminently.
To get to Istanbul from here you have to get the dolmuş from the main road outside the marina to Kadıköy, then you get on the ferry to Eminönü and you're in old Istanbul (Golden Horn). It takes about an hour and 10 minutes in total. We haven't waited more than 5 mins for a dolmuş and the ferries are every 15 mins. We haven't found the journey a chore at all and we've travelled in rush hour too. Karaköy is just a walk over Galata Bridge from Eminönü but we went there to try and deal with our paperwork and were unsuccessful. We're told we can't do it on the Europe side because we're moored on the Asia side.
The dolmuş from Pendik to Kadıköy goes right past the door of West Marine (it's next door to a Migros and just up the road from a KoçTas/B&Q).
***P.S. When the marina is finished the prices will increase, no doubt. There was already talk of an extra charge for electricity being applied soon.
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