Eltermere

You don't need to quit these shores to be well travelled.
I hope the trip to Venice is more successful than the one to Somerset.

Thanks. It ought to be, but within limits. I've been to Venice several times (the last occasion was on my honeymoon in 2011) and have taken about every takeable scene and view there, albeit only with a film camera and none of the pictures are great - www.flickr.com/photos/14463685@N07/albums/72157602356397787. But the group tour will be led by a professional photographer who will know parts of the city and islands which I didn't come across, and (weather permitting) will take us there at the best times of day for photography.

I think you said something similar about Somerset. A professional can take you to the silk places, but only you can make a sow's ear of them.

I'll do my best to.

The weather forecast for Venice is mixed, and I'm going with realistic expectations. My expectations for the Somerset trip were low (it was in the middle of a prolonged drought), and relative to those it was actually quite successful, even if my pictures were rubbished.

How is the book coming along?