but no pictures as I left my camera home. Went down after work and rigged the boom, sails and sheets. Wind very light but went out anyway and truly sailed as slow as I could.
I do have some boat pics to show but not the usual ones from Barnegat Bay. Julia and I went to Venice and Florence Italy with my brother for my 60th Birthday. Here are a few pics and here is the link to more on Flickr.
Our ship has come in. While having breakfast in Venice last Tuesday, the Italian training ship Amerigo Vespucci came into the Grand Canal.
One of the Venetian Taxis delivering another lucky guest to the Hotel Danieli. Our room overlooked the canal entrance.
Here’s a typical Venetian small boat. Seems to be a classic flat bottom work boat. There are a lot of these tied up to the canal walls, some rather spiffy.
Whatever the collective noun for a group of Gondolas is, here is a prime example. It was like a taxi stand, with all the gondoliers standing around, drinking coffee, BSing etc.
And here we are, taking the obligatory Gondola ride.