tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post9105040125040733383..comments2024-03-28T07:52:07.647-04:00Comments on venezia blog: Another Place, Another Time: North LagoonSteven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-666630473227345722012-05-30T11:30:33.084-04:002012-05-30T11:30:33.084-04:00Or to be bring some cold weather boating gear duri...Or to be bring some cold weather boating gear during your usual time.Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-4772571724941080922012-05-28T16:37:54.214-04:002012-05-28T16:37:54.214-04:00The most recent Befana featured some spectacular w...The most recent Befana featured some spectacular weather. Remember Yvonne?<br /><br />Hmmm, this boat thing is an excellent reason to visit Venice at a different time of year.Susie Lhttp://www.marklindsayart.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-4781427536785829472012-05-28T13:19:52.044-04:002012-05-28T13:19:52.044-04:00What a great option to have literally at your door...What a great option to have literally at your door! But I guess it might be a bit too "fresco" in December or January to tool around too much in a little boat But certainly not impossible.Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-33570023811968554662012-05-28T11:50:30.331-04:002012-05-28T11:50:30.331-04:00No, I have not rented it before, but I have always...No, I have not rented it before, but I have always wanted to! We always seem to be in Venice during December or January. It has a small outboard, I will have to find out about the hp. It is moored right outside of the apartment we rent and is very well cared for.Susie Lhttp://www.marklindsayart.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-17582311300133759022012-05-28T11:19:30.052-04:002012-05-28T11:19:30.052-04:00Nor, more important, pilot the boat! As Sandro at ...Nor, more important, pilot the boat! As Sandro at 4 1/2 has much more experience doing that than I do at 10x his age.Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-20762322988034348262012-05-28T11:17:33.085-04:002012-05-28T11:17:33.085-04:00I'm with Jon--it is a great thing to be afloat...I'm with Jon--it is a great thing to be afloat in anything from a vaporetto to a sandolo to even Alilaguna (though that's much better when you're arriving than when you're leaving Venice). And, yes, the lagoon seems to be as mysterious as that maze of a city itself.Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-62275067450884638272012-05-28T11:12:52.533-04:002012-05-28T11:12:52.533-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-70973759919775426852012-05-28T11:11:10.716-04:002012-05-28T11:11:10.716-04:00How wonderful that sounds. And there'd be plen...How wonderful that sounds. And there'd be plenty for everyone to do if we happened to get stuck on a sandbar! <br /><br />Have you rented the motorboat before? Is its motor less than 20 horsepower (as below that one doesn't need a license in the lagoon)?Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-75281240083298348862012-05-27T22:32:39.895-04:002012-05-27T22:32:39.895-04:00Now, that sounds like a plan to me! And, Siggie wo...Now, that sounds like a plan to me! And, Siggie wouldn't even have to row.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-30842062245833213782012-05-27T12:58:53.457-04:002012-05-27T12:58:53.457-04:00Ciao Mary, our landlady rents out her little motor...Ciao Mary, our landlady rents out her little motorboat to select tenants. Wouldn't that be fun? Jon could be the pilot and Sig. Nonloso could be the navigator. You, Mark, Yvonne and I could make sure everyone had plenty of food and drink!Susie Lhttp://www.marklindsayart.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-74132154892783187942012-05-27T00:47:45.922-04:002012-05-27T00:47:45.922-04:00Exploring the lagoon is a long-held wish..... the...Exploring the lagoon is a long-held wish..... the view from the vaporetto is so tantalising - you just know that there's so much to explore.<br /><br />Make that 3 potential passengers - well 4 really, with Jon, who is really only happy when afloat (in any form of boat). A flotilla seems to be needed!marykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12146247842636775281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-5110455386180379242012-05-26T16:12:00.579-04:002012-05-26T16:12:00.579-04:00I am still rowing--though not in the Vogalonga tom...I am still rowing--though not in the Vogalonga tomorrow--and in response to both you, Susie, and ytaba36 (Yvonne) below, I can't tell you how I look forward to the day when I'll be so accomplished a vogatore that I'll be able to roam the lagoon with a passenger or two.<br /><br />But, alas, that day is a ways off... In the meantime, even a little motorboat is a marvelous way to explore the lagoon.Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-33439755614038188792012-05-26T01:34:26.372-04:002012-05-26T01:34:26.372-04:00And, if you are still rowing, you have two potenti...And, if you are still rowing, you have two potential passengers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-36033861164480280532012-05-25T16:09:21.053-04:002012-05-25T16:09:21.053-04:00I would so love to explore the lagoon in a little ...I would so love to explore the lagoon in a little shallow bottomed boat! Are you still rowing?Susie Lhttp://www.marklindsayart.comnoreply@blogger.com