Saturday 13 August 2016

Sat13Aug16: Sanstino Di Levenza - Lido, Venice Italy (46.4km, 3,525.1km YTD)

Considering there was a highway over our camping site, sleep wasn't too bad at all.  However, the mixture of red wine and beer did require frequent walks across the lawn to the loo.
Slowly to rise and break camp, breakfast and pack a lunch, then the convoy heads out just after 8am, Gergo leading his herd of 26 cyclists on the road to Lido.
Stopped for a coffee break at 16km, Ed Sokol (USA) and I helped clear the pile of coffee cups afterwards.  Slow going because of the heavy tourist traffic trying to escape the Jesolo area and its collection of amusement parks and tourist traps.






Arrived at the Puerto Bullini about 11:15am, ahead of time, and found that our boat taxi transportation would be late.  Poked around for nearly an hour before we had a boat to load the bikes in, and three taxi boats for the passengers.



Taxi ride took us north through the islands into the main island of Venice, up the Grand Canal, past San Marco Square,







and then to the island of Lido and dropped us off right at the front of the "Hotel Atlanta Augustus".  Unpacked in Room #101, spread out my tent in the parking area in front of the hotel to dry it out, went shopping for supplies, and spent the afternoon watching Peter and Ozgur packing bicycles into boxes for the sectional riders.  I handed over my bicycle to Peter, shook his hand, and just took it easy; getting ready for tomorrow's excursion around the islands of Venezia.


Supper was a solo affair, walked along the Boulevard leading south from the ferry terminal and found that it headed directly for the public beach, a long stretch of wide sand covered in an assortment of beached walruses and bronzed bodies.  Set up shop at a table of the Beach Bar located near the exit and as 7pm approached I was able to eat supper and watch the thousands of satisfied customers make an exit towards the ferry.

1 comment:

  1. Hi David,
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    kate

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