That Would Have Helped

 I stumbled across this picture the other day, and decided to finally get around to posting it. The odd thing is that I had already saved it to my laptop's desktop, so it's not as if my phone randomly decided to remind me of something that I had somehow forgotten. Essentially, I'm not very efficient at getting things posted to my blog. I'm up for 3400 posts, but there are times when I feel that there are another thousand pictures or stories patiently waiting in the queue. This picture is only a year and a half old, as compared to ones that I snapped two decades ago which are still floating in the ether. On our first trip to vaporetto (the water taxi that conveys folks up and down the Grant Canal in Venice, which I inevitably call the velociraptor) we were only planning on heading up three or four stops, but didn't really understand the logistics; essentially, we were curious to how many stops were on the route and when they would turn around and head back. We were also wondering why there was no sign on the vaporetto that would provide that information. Anyway, we decided to blow by the Rialto Bridge and figure out for ourselves. About the time that we entered open water we understood our mistake. Plus, they weren't planning on turning around, but instead were making a long circuitous route. And, of course, there was no restrooms. By the time we reached where we had climbed on originally (our in front of the Metropole, where we were staying), we asked if we could just stay on for the three stops to get to our original intended location - only to have the guy explain that they were going to turn around and head the opposite direction. Beyond having to pay for another trip, Janet also had to use the restroom - so she jumped off the water taxi and ran back to the Metropole. It was sort of a metaphor for our entire series of misadventures on that first trip to Venice.

Anyway, the next day we climb back on the water taxi and the captain picked up the sign and hung it for all to see (which the previous day's captain have never gotten around to doing). So,, now we have it figured out. Once we're settled in Venice we'll head back to Venice several times, and hopefully avoid being such rubes in the future.