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Day 4 USA VOGALONGA 2019
At last we got in the boat for 2 days in a row. The wind gods said no yesterday but by Friday, all had calmed down. After a big pasta dinner on Thursday, Friday morning turned into a sausage, mozz Read more…
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Day 3 USA VOGALONGA 2019
Standard 3 espresso start this morning in the house. Raided the Fridge and a made a frittata from the scraps from last night’s dinner. Sausage, pasta, tomato, gorgonzola and mozzarella. Got the crew together to head to the boat yard Read more…
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Day 2 VOGALONGA 2019
This day is always a great day. Its registration day for the Vogalonga team sign up. Because of the amount of years, I have been doing this, I have some pretty old memories of this day. At my beginning of Read more…
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TEAM USA Vogalonga 2019 Day 1
TEAM USA Vogalonga 2019 Landing in Venezia at Marco Polo always feels like arriving home. It has become my second home in my heart. Though my stay is usually just a week, I have been doing it for more than Read more…
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Gondolier Uniforms History
ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS UNIFORMS IN THE WORLD Stripes of the Gondoliers are an important Venetian icon and remind us of a glamorous lifestyle. They represent one of the eldest trades in the city. There is however still a lot Read more…
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The History of the Gondola Getaway cozy blankets
THE EARLY DAYS OF THE GONDOLA GETAWAY When I first started the Gondola Getaway, I was still in my youth of 25 years old. I was starting a business but was still surfing and traveling to Mexico as often as Read more…
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Behind the Scenes of the Naples Island Boat Parade
This was our 72nd year of the Naples Improvement association organizing an incredible boat parade here in our own Alamitos Bay and the Canals of Naples Islands. I have personally participated in about 50 of them, 36 of them in Read more…
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Two boats, Three Islands and about 1,000 years of history.
A little History of two locally world famous boats, As I write this I am looking over the bay at the perfect October “Adult” Summer. Air temp Still in the 80’s, Water temp still in the 70’s and the Read more…
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The Early Developers of Naples Islands would be smiling today!
Naples, California — Naples History-Circa 1906 shows Hotel Napoli, a beach resort where guests could arrive by the electric “red car” and stay at the beach some 35 miles from Los Angeles. The image shows a boater Read more…
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Sleighs on the bay-Trees on the bay / Naples Boat Parade
SEASON FOR REFLECTION. A calm night shows the Trees in the Bay at their best. TREES ON THE BAY They aren’t really trees, but they float and they light up, and they’ve expanded far beyond Alamitos Bay. The Trees in Read more…
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