Italy-lovers world wide have been following the story of the extreme acqua alta in Venice.
On Monday, the city endured a high tide that produced the worst flooding that the serenissima has seen in 22 years, with waters reach 1.5 meters or five feet in depth before beginning to recede. The photos of Venetians and tourists wading through (at least) waist-high cold water have appeared in every media outlet, boggling both mind and eye.
But, no photos we’ve seen are as great as these, featured in the Italian daily, La Repubblica, that show a Dutch wakeboarder, Duncan Zuur skimming through Piazza San Marco and across narrow canals.
In case you’re wondering, wakeboarding, a combination of water skiing, snowboarding, and surfing, is a surface water sport that involves riding a board over the surface of a body of water behind a boat.
Surf’s up dude!
