Lost in Venice

Up early this morning I go with Richard as he escorts a motor launch excursion around the perimeter of the larger islands surrounding the Venice Lagoon. Then we’re off again, on foot, to unexplored areas of Venice. They say the best way to see the city is to start walking and get lost. And we do. My usually unfailing sense of direction is no match for the twists and turns of this maze. We have no idea where we are but who cares. Everywhere we turn is more interesting than the last; every square inch of Venice is decorated and embellished, even the doorbells. At 5PM we sail out past the Grand Canal, through the lagoon, into the open sea. We’re on our way to Split, Croatia.