Day 7: Venezia-Lignano Sabbiadore (91 km, 170 ↑)

After one more night in Venice, I continued eastwards this morning.

The first twenty-something kilometres were on a very busy road. Then, the route went through an area that was agricultural, but also pretty swampy. There were drainage channels everywhere, and there were myriads of insects in the air for hours today. I tried as best I could to breathe with my mouth shut, but it was pretty annoying to hear the constant impact of insects on my helmet and glasses and have my face, arms and legs covered with them all the time. I wished I had my insect net from my Greenland trip with me that you can wear above your head – would have come handy today.

On the positive side, I saw two beaver families on a meadow near the road. First, I didn’t understand what kind of animals they were, but coming closer, I realised they were beavers. Seemed to enjoy their breakfast there. Two large ones and many small ones. And then one hundred meters further, there was another family. Cute little creatures.

Around three o’clock, I reached my destination. Lignano Sabbiadore seems to be a typical tourist beach destination, with kilometres of beaches, thousands of umbrellas and sun-beds, but not many tourists at this time of year.

The tourists who are here, seem predominantly German and Austrian. Not really a cozy town, I must say. But I had a decent dinner and look forward to Trieste tomorrow.