We were kept warm and safe by our tour guide. We walked around St Mark's Square as you saw yesterday; had our lunch of pizza in the rising water and were back in our hotel by 1pm. High tide was about 2pm. Our hotel had been newly renovated against flooding; so like I said we were warm and safe!!
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And because of this flooding, boats can't get under most of the bridges so no gondola rides!
And we won't be able to visit one of the nearby islands tomorrow. In fact, the water is so high that our Grand Circle Cruise boat, the Artemus, can't dock anywhere near Venice. We'll be bussed out tomorrow to meet our boat south in Reevena.
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Our tour guide was nice enough to get us all water boots to keep our feet dry as we walk the streets of the city. You'll see the pictures of the boots, all very colorful; and of us trudging through the water filled alleys. We were instructed to walk carefully so as not to make a wake that would make a wave of water attack someone walking nearby.
Well, we are here at this very special time!!!! And there's more!!!
Not only does the water in the canals rise and fall with the tide of the Adriatic Sea, there's been a full moon which increases the rise and fall. There is also a big storm moving through this part of the country, bringing with it a lot of rain and wind.
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Subsidence is occurring here in Venice right now!! Subsidence is the gradual lowering of the surface of Venice. Venice is sinking!!! We're going to hear a lecture on it tonight. If they've figured out how to stop it, I'll let you know.
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We start our tour of Venice tomorrow in the rain. Sylvia gave us all rain boots to wear. She said with the storm and the tide, the water could be well up to our knees. Doug will take some pictures of our new rain gear.
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