Venice to Chioggia, Italy
We started the day with a cruise down the Grand Canal of Venice before heading across the lagoon to the Lido where we hopped on our bikes for the first time.
We cycled up the Lido on the beach side and stopped for morning tea at Lido di Venezia before cycling south on the lagoon side of the island.
Lunch was at the “beach” near where they are building one of three large “inflatable dams” as part of the Moses Project to try to stop the flooding that happens in Venice. Global warming means this has become a frequent event and the dams should be completed next year after 13 years construction. Let’s hope it works.
After lunch we caught a ferry to Pellistrina, a narrow island where fishing is the main industry. Very quiet and classic fishing villages.
After a detour to a nature reserve at the south of the island we boarded the Ave Maria for the short trip to Chioggia, our destination for the night.
