Back to the ferry for a minute. The ferry has always had a certain mystique about it. Something to do with driving your car onto the ship, snacking and sightseeing the whole way across, and then driving your car onto a part of the planet which would otherwise be impossible to get to by car.
Ferrys now have satellite TV, slot machines, and french fries with gravy - mmmmmm. They also have state of the art navigation systems that enable it to travel in the most hostile of conditions. Conditions that would probably mean you wouldn't be ordering french fries with gravy.
It's nice to know that the old ways of navigating are still around though. The seagull escorts, for example. They stayed with the ship the whole way, floating just above the bow of the ship. It was almost as if they were watching for rocks as we went. Of course, once we got to the other side there was the familiar sight of a lighthouse standing tall and prepared for action. Comforting sights, both.
You don't suppose the seagulls were actually looking for french fries, do you?
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