Which is why we're so diligent in following the model set down by canalboater Terry Darlington in his Narrowdog books: Once you're docked or anchored for the evening, seek the local bar and chat up the local boaters. (And which is why we were in stitches over the sign shown above, spotted near the channel not far from the Crow's Nest Marina in Venice.)
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State Collegians, re-unite! |
We had a wonderful refreshing stay in Venice. Our hometown next-door-neighbor, Mahala Thoele, is spending the winter there, and she brought us to her personal vacation resort for a home-cooked meal and a night in a real bed.
We took a pile of oranges and limes plucked from the garden trees back to the boat. You can't eat any more locally than that! And we strolled over to inspect the Venice Beach Ferry which (like the rental boats at the Crow's Nest Marina) is electric powered and emissions-free.
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How to anchor in a narrow channel: Tie your stern to the mangroves. Avoid falling snakes. |
A few dozen is how many there are, and speaking of U.S. canal boats, we received some local knowledge from Peter Wiles from Mid-Lakes Navigation, which built (and sold us) our boat.
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Your laugh of the day: #613 in my "amusing boat names" photoseries |
This tiny, private island has been carefully developed: vernacular-style, white clapboard houses with deep porches and tin roofs placed into the landscape so as not to destroy any of the enormous banyan and live oak trees.
And one of the first people we met as we docked there was the former mayor of Venice. There really are only two degrees of separation.
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