{"id":6295,"date":"2016-03-24T19:19:09","date_gmt":"2016-03-24T19:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/?page_id=6295"},"modified":"2025-10-01T16:20:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T16:20:50","slug":"best-of-2015-turkey","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/?page_id=6295","title":{"rendered":"Best of 2015:  Turkey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>These are our favorite photos from Turkey taken during the 2015 sailing season. Click on a photo to make it larger, after which you can see captions and scroll though the other photos.<\/p>\n<p><code class=\"plain\"><a title=\"homepage\" href=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\">Click here to return to the Sabbatical III home page<\/a><\/code><\/p>\n<p><!-- <code class=\"plain\">[slickr-flickr type=\"gallery\" captions=\"on\" search=\"sets\" set=\"72157665706085460\" use_key=\"y\" items=\"150\" sort=\"date\" date_type=\"taken\" direction=\"ascending\" per_page=\"150\" size=\"m640\" thumbnail_scale=\"175\" attribution=\"Best of 2015: \u00c2\u00a0Turkey\"<\/code>] --><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-6295 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25697992140_78f2358460_b.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25697992140_78f2358460_b.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25697992140_78f2358460_b.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25697992140_78f2358460_b-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25697992140_78f2358460_b-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17503'>\n\t\t\t\tKaputas Beach, Turkey\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25369803353_fbf16ec681_b.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25369803353_fbf16ec681_b.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25369803353_fbf16ec681_b.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25369803353_fbf16ec681_b-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25369803353_fbf16ec681_b-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17504'>\n\t\t\t\tHeading inland from Kas\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25369802623_b5a4415ea4_b.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25369802623_b5a4415ea4_b.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25369802623_b5a4415ea4_b.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25369802623_b5a4415ea4_b-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25369802623_b5a4415ea4_b-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17505'>\n\t\t\t\tMelinda and Dave, S\/V Sassoon\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25697982060_5f1189a288_b.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25697982060_5f1189a288_b.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25697982060_5f1189a288_b.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25697982060_5f1189a288_b-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25697982060_5f1189a288_b-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17506'>\n\t\t\t\tThe reservoir on route to Gombe\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25369802083_ce20df8556_b.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25369802083_ce20df8556_b.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25369802083_ce20df8556_b.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25369802083_ce20df8556_b-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25369802083_ce20df8556_b-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17507'>\n\t\t\t\tRoad to Gombe with Melinda\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25877765132_27d202b645_b.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25877765132_27d202b645_b.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25877765132_27d202b645_b.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25877765132_27d202b645_b-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25877765132_27d202b645_b-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17508'>\n\t\t\t\tMountains of Gombe\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25365842744_f0c27e6a02_b.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25365842744_f0c27e6a02_b.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25365842744_f0c27e6a02_b.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25365842744_f0c27e6a02_b-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25365842744_f0c27e6a02_b-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17509'>\n\t\t\t\tThe fort and marina from the anchorage at Ke\u00e7i B\u00fck\u00fc\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25877763842_b9e4917f73_b.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25877763842_b9e4917f73_b.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25877763842_b9e4917f73_b.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25877763842_b9e4917f73_b-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25877763842_b9e4917f73_b-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17510'>\n\t\t\t\tFarmer harvesting lettuce for us\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25972624426_f14654319a_b.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25972624426_f14654319a_b.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25972624426_f14654319a_b.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25972624426_f14654319a_b-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25972624426_f14654319a_b-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17511'>\n\t\t\t\tOrhaniye, Turkey\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25365840814_b413b407ba_b.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25365840814_b413b407ba_b.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25365840814_b413b407ba_b.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25365840814_b413b407ba_b-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25365840814_b413b407ba_b-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17512'>\n\t\t\t\tOrhaniye, Turkey\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25365840234_6429e8fe2c_b.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25365840234_6429e8fe2c_b.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25365840234_6429e8fe2c_b.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25365840234_6429e8fe2c_b-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25365840234_6429e8fe2c_b-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17513'>\n\t\t\t\tAnchorage of Ke\u00e7i B\u00fck\u00fc, Orhaniye, Turkey\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25697981510_8956d8bbcc_b.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25697981510_8956d8bbcc_b.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25697981510_8956d8bbcc_b.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25697981510_8956d8bbcc_b-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25697981510_8956d8bbcc_b-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17514'>\n\t\t\t\tSheep shearers in Orhaniye\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25998543875_e9f70855c0_b.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25998543875_e9f70855c0_b.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25998543875_e9f70855c0_b.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25998543875_e9f70855c0_b-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25998543875_e9f70855c0_b-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17515'>\n\t\t\t\tRoses at Ucarsu Restaurant, Gombe, Turkey\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25998543415_3c1326e40a_b.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25998543415_3c1326e40a_b.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25998543415_3c1326e40a_b.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25998543415_3c1326e40a_b-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25998543415_3c1326e40a_b-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17516'>\n\t\t\t\tExcellent place for a nap&#8230;. Ucarsu Restaurant, Turkey\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25369792123_696ec82355_b.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25369792123_696ec82355_b.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25369792123_696ec82355_b.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25369792123_696ec82355_b-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25369792123_696ec82355_b-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17517'>\n\t\t\t\tThe modern and the traditional mix in Turkey\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25903570721_711e36fa7d_b.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25903570721_711e36fa7d_b.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25903570721_711e36fa7d_b.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25903570721_711e36fa7d_b-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25903570721_711e36fa7d_b-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17518'>\n\t\t\t\tMountains on the way to Gombe\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25365836394_eea0562074_b.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25365836394_eea0562074_b.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25365836394_eea0562074_b.jpg 1024w, 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