Navigating on the Neve

Back to the Explorer for a quick lunch and then back to town for a boat tour of the Neve River past many of the same sights from a different perspective. While the morning was cloudy, the skies cleared for the afternoon.

We had an unusual escort for part of our boat tour, but don't think it was KGB. We passed under many bridges spanning smaller canals and once saw this young man standing on the bridge and waving at us.

We.waved back as we passed under the bridge. A few minutes later, as we passed under another, there he was again?!?

He obviously knew our route and was racing between bridges to wave to us again! This happened 3-4 times and Geri started pulling out some cash, assuming he would eventually meet us at the dock for tips. Most of us aboard agreed and planned to do the same.

When we reached the end, he was nowhere to be found. Apparently, he was doing it for fun and we thought he was just an enterprising tourist-baiter.

I guess we're just biased, rent-seeking capitalists after all ...