Venice to Jesolo

May 11, 2023

And I'm off!!!!

Rainy and on the busy highway. Not the greatest of starts. I saw a sign ahead that indicated, "No bicycles." No problem, I'll just take this road paralleling the highway....until it suddenly ended. I spent more time in the rain than I care to think about trying to figure out what to do. After studying the map, it finally dawned on me. The sign was for the "A" highway 600 meters ahead! For us American foreigners, it reminded me of a highway onramp sign so I thought I couldn't go further.

The rain stopped for a moment and I'm off the highway. Took this in case it was my only chance for a photo today.

What vehicle is that exactly that they are warning me about?

And then this. What the hell? Look complicated.

Lunch break in a little park eating two slices of my non pepperoni pizza and a little bit of a milk mustache going on too!

The bike route is following canal, but dirt. After rain. Uuuugh.

I think these are velociraptor tracks through the field and that area in front is where they nap ... or eat unsuspecting bicyclists!

The path had some excellent scenery along the bay or whatever it was and I was really enjoying it.

Who knew Italy had flamingos!! What a wonderful surprise, but unfortunately, I couldn't dawdle long because you know, weather....

I was worried if the excessive rain would problems/flooding. The answer is a clear "yes." Too far to backtrack so I'm going to have to get through this

...through this and into the jaws of a hungry fox on the other side 😧

She was nimbly picking her way across, but eventually saw me and went running back the way she came. Sorry fox!

I briefly debated whether it would be safer to walk or ride through this and opted to ride. Gaining confidence from way back when when I did some mountain biking. I was also hoping to keep my feet a bit drier. There was a bit of a current and near the end if got at least 5 inches deep and my feet went completely under. But hey, I was just happy I stayed upright!

As I was crossing the water, I thought I saw a baby fox, but then just figured it was the mom. I was busy concentrating. Further ahead, I saw an animal on the trail and was thinking, "Is it a kitten?' Nope, it was another baby fox and we kind of startled each other and he let out a little noise. He looked very ragged/wet and I was surprised he wasn't with the other baby. They were quite a way apart. I wanted to "rescue" him, but obviously know better. Can you find him in this picture? He had very pretty blue eyes. It made me sad for a while because I was worried they'd all been separated in the storms.