21 September '05, Wednesday.
Even though Padua was only a few miles east of Venice, it took us about 3 hours to get there. We had heard over and over that the best campgrounds for easy access to Venice was out on the end of the Cavallino peninsula. Well, to get to this campground we had to continue on the highway past Venice by another 20 miles and then make an about turn and head back down this peninsula for another 15 miles. The drive was very nice, and the roadway was holding us down to 40km an hour, but we still were enjoying the trip knowing that once we got there we were in for a special treat...Venice. The campground was also a wonderful surprise, as it was only rated 2 stars out of 5 possible, we found it to be more than we had hoped by a long ways...it was great. The boat that we will have to catch to Venice is about 1/2 mile down the road, so that will really be nice. Instead of running right out to explore Venice, we decided to take another day off to finish our laundry. The sun was out and we had a nice wind that will help us dry the clothes very quickly. So after finishing with the wash and getting it all hung out, we went out the gate and walked the beach and the surrounding area to get a feel of where we were. Just down the road a little to the south, is the beaches of the Adriatic Sea and right in front of the campground is their private beach that fronts on the "Laguna di Venezia". Back at "home", we got the barbeque out and got dinner started. We had earlier picked up some hamburger steaks and baker potatoes...it was really just what the doctor ordered... Next a good nights sleep and...in the morning, Venice
Even though Padua was only a few miles east of Venice, it took us about 3 hours to get there. We had heard over and over that the best campgrounds for easy access to Venice was out on the end of the Cavallino peninsula. Well, to get to this campground we had to continue on the highway past Venice by another 20 miles and then make an about turn and head back down this peninsula for another 15 miles. The drive was very nice, and the roadway was holding us down to 40km an hour, but we still were enjoying the trip knowing that once we got there we were in for a special treat...Venice. The campground was also a wonderful surprise, as it was only rated 2 stars out of 5 possible, we found it to be more than we had hoped by a long ways...it was great. The boat that we will have to catch to Venice is about 1/2 mile down the road, so that will really be nice. Instead of running right out to explore Venice, we decided to take another day off to finish our laundry. The sun was out and we had a nice wind that will help us dry the clothes very quickly. So after finishing with the wash and getting it all hung out, we went out the gate and walked the beach and the surrounding area to get a feel of where we were. Just down the road a little to the south, is the beaches of the Adriatic Sea and right in front of the campground is their private beach that fronts on the "Laguna di Venezia". Back at "home", we got the barbeque out and got dinner started. We had earlier picked up some hamburger steaks and baker potatoes...it was really just what the doctor ordered... Next a good nights sleep and...in the morning, Venice