Gondola

This is great Norm. I want to go for a ride!!

You'll have to come by this summer then! :-)

If I ever do visit there it will surely be on my list of "Things to Do" Norm. Thanks for adding the nice photo.

lol, he had that "now what" body language.. good one Norm!

It says to me ... once false move and I fall into the algae crap! :-)

What a cool location! Great shot, Norm :-)

Thanks Valerie! :-)

what a beautiful place

Thanks Chrissy! The canal is a very popular place for walkers and runners most of the time.

Nice shot. I also like his body language.

Thanks Harriet! :-)

Fenders aside of a gondola! Sacrilege!

The concrete walls of the canal are kind of tough on a wooden boat!

They should put there those similar wooden poles as in Venice.

It's one long concrete pond sitting on top of sand and gravel. I suspect a pole stuck in the bottom would make her leak! :-)

Actually rather puzzling topic. I do understand the poles used in Venice are rather long, and on soft bottom, therefore bending. But still... If one looks the images how gondolas are attached in Venice, one surely starts to wonder. Don't they get scratched at all?
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Yes ... I'm not sure if the rim around the edge of the gondola provides any protection, or not with the poles. The gondolas float much higher that the concrete lip around the canal though. They use to anchor them under the bridges when they weren't in use, but I think they had bird issues when they did that.

Nice one Norm - didn't know these things existed outside of Venice!! ;0))

Thanks Paul! They kept one here for several years and then added a second one a few years ago.

Lovely location and shot Norm ... love the guy's stance stood on the gondola! ;)

Thanks Paul! I suspect he's pondering the algae. They have to clean it out of the canal from time-to- time.

Very cool shot!

Thanks Jan! :-)

Looks like a fun idea :-)

I've never done it, but quite a few people do on the weekends.

nice composition, great the way the front of the dinghy/gondolas hits the line of the canalside . . .