We’ve had a more gentle 2 days, not only to give our bums time to recover but we are planning to visit Venice , and really didn’t want to go there at the weekend.
Our ride from Caorle to Jesolo was flat and less interesting than the previous day, however we took a less used trail and ended up cycling through a paddy field!
The following day we left for another short ride to Lido, which is an island close to Venice.
After our 25km short ride, we approached the ferry terminal that would take us to Lido. It was heaving with bikes waiting to cross. 😡.
Unfortunately we had chosen a day when there was some strike action taking place and therefore only small boats were operating, meaning only 4 bikes could get on every ferry, which was otherwise full of foot passengers. One boat left every 30 minutes😡😡 . There were about 30 bikes ahead of us,😡😡😡.
Fortunately there was a restaurant and bar nearby whilst we waited. 🥴
After 2 hours, one of the quay operators suddenly had a great idea: «Let’s call for a big boat to come and clear the backlog of bikes »😁👏🏼 A huge cheer went up
In 20 minutes one arrived and we were all aboard for Lido.
After a 25 minute ferry ride, we were happily across and only 100 metres from our accommodation for the next 3 nights. We could see the towers of Venice which were only a 10 minute boat ride away.
We needed to stay somewhere to keep the bikes safe as bikes are banned in Venice. It’s not just bikes, but anything with wheels are not allowed.
However if you need a wheelchair or a pushchair you can just about manage but it’s not easy.
Euro Vélo Route 6 