This is my second boat and bike trip, and I look forward to experiencing another one!

I am not Doug Johnson. I am Heidi Hammond and I was Doug’s roommate for this trip. It was so convenient to have the boat be our hotel, plus the meals were delicious. The kitchen staff was very good about accommodating my vegetarian diet. It was fun to see the small staff all pitch in with whatever work needed to be done from getting bikes ready to serving meals. Even the captain made dessert one night! Guides and boat staff were always pleasant, always smiling, always helpful. I really enjoyed the biking. While we had to maneuver through parts of Venice on city streets, the guides kept us safe. The guides were very knowledgable about the countryside we were visiting and showed us some really interesting things such as the Excelsior Hotel on Lido Island where the Venice International Film Festival is held, (and where George Clooney was married), a cheese factory, and the Museum of Amusement Rides and Popular Entertainment in Bergantino. The only suggestion I might offer for improvement would be to cut short some of our longer breaks. While we were in cities for some of them, the shops were closed because it was lunch time. It would have been nice to get back to the boat to rest. This is my second boat and bike trip, and I look forward to experiencing another one!