{"id":743,"date":"2018-06-15T13:51:07","date_gmt":"2018-06-15T12:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tandem.lynas.info\/?p=743"},"modified":"2018-06-15T14:48:15","modified_gmt":"2018-06-15T13:48:15","slug":"day-18-chioggia-crespino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tandem.lynas.info\/?p=743","title":{"rendered":"Day 18: Chioggia – Crespino"},"content":{"rendered":"

Distance: 58.6 km<\/em><\/p>\n

Time: 2 hours 36 minutes<\/em><\/p>\n

Average speed: 22.6 kph<\/em><\/p>\n

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Cumulative distance: 952.35 km<\/em><\/p>\n

Cumulative time: 44 hours 42 minutes<\/em><\/p>\n

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Word of the day: ‘<\/em>tranquillo‘ (tran-kweel<\/strong>-oh) – peaceful<\/em><\/p>\n

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So, how to describe Chioggia. In many ways it shares characteristics with Venice – there are no gondolas, but there are small canals and Venetian style bridges, there’s some fine architecture and there’s a strong smell of fresh fish (in a good way!). It’s more of a real working place, though – tourists, while present, are fewer in number, and there are plenty of Italians.<\/p>\n

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We strolled out, yesterday evening, to find the place where we moored on our boating trip, years ago. Then, it was almost full, and we had a difficult forty-five minutes trying to wedge our large boat between sets of briccole<\/em>. Yesterday, it was empty, and we could have moored in five minutes!<\/p>\n

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Chioggia, though, was unchanged, a charming, bustling place where preparations were underway for a mediaeval festival. We dined between Corso del Popolo and the Canale Vena, and after a good meal, followed up with a visit to the gelateria. After yesterday’s experience, we were determined to make sure that we were well-fed for today’s cycling. It was a struggle, of course, but needs must.<\/p>\n

We awoke to clear blue skies and searing heat. It took us a while to leave Chioggia, because of the heavy traffic, rather than navigational difficulties. We were in for a treat, though, a glorious day on riverside roads, almost bereft of traffic. Firstly we headed due south, towards the Po delta, across the fast-flowing Adige river. A feature of the last couple of days has been the presence of cicadas, for the first time this trip. We’ve also seen countless white herons, standing stock-still in the fields until we cycled past. Today’s only new crop, we think, was carrots. For the most part we had a soft tail-wind, which made the process of pedalling seem serene.<\/p>\n

After little more than an hour we arrived at the banks of the Po, and joined the “Sinistra Po” cycle way along the argine<\/em>. The surface was fully metalled, if a little rough in places, and we relaxed into a steady tempo, with the wide blue\/brown waters of the river on our left, and to our right an arable landscape, separated by attractive villages, each with a church spire.<\/p>\n

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After a while the Euganean hills came back into view, to the north-west. It already seems a long time since we were climbing the hills – in fact it was only yesterday.<\/p>\n

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We stopped for a simple lunch in the town of Papozze, taking our time over it as we were going to be very early for our check-in at our destination.<\/p>\n

Back to the argine, then, and a very enjoyable cruise alongside the river, until the town of Crespino hove into view. Still early, we descended from the argine into town and stopped at a bar for a well-deserved beer. Well, the Captain did – the Stoker was more virtuous and drank fizzy water!<\/p>\n

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Tomorrow we have an easy day planned, to the city of Ferrara. Here’s a picture of some cheerful cyclists:<\/p>\n

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Here’s today’s track<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Distance: 58.6 km Time: 2 hours 36 minutes Average speed: 22.6 kph Cumulative distance: 952.35 km Cumulative time: 44 hours 42 minutes Word of the day: ‘tranquillo‘ (tran-kweel-oh) – peaceful So, how to describe Chioggia. In many ways it shares characteristics with Venice – there are no gondolas, but there are small canals and Venetian … <\/p>\n

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