Ann-Elin Synnes · video

What this video covers

Ann-Elin Synnes reunites with Sam in Venice, Italy, after a solo water taxi ride from a marina — a 25-minute trip she chose over a one-hour water bus.1:57 The boat, which had wintered in Venice, is visible at the marina.2:22 Over two days, the pair take a hands-on glassblowing class where an instructor guides them through shaping molten glass — pulling, rotating, and elongating the piece — with Sam producing a notably longer result.4:07 Meals include homemade macaroni with pesto aboard, spaghetti with clams, soft-shell crab, shrimp polenta, and fluffy pancakes with eggs benedict at the British Cafe.2:34 They attempt to visit a dome but arrive too late, then navigate a crowded Grand Canal crossing.6:48 A mix-up sends them to Burano instead of Murano — the glassmaking island — after a boat operator confirms the wrong destination; they eventually queue to return to Murano.11:34 Rain falls both days.2:40 No navigation or technical sailing content appears; the focus is the Venice stay.

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