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It is a lovely experience to ride in a ferry in Arabian Sea

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23235) 24 Sep

India ends at the beggining of Arabian Sea. From Gateway of India in Mumbai one can ride on a ferry and travel for some distance in the Arabian Sea. It is a lovely experience. Bombay has many lovely ports also and petroleum is...

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If a person travels in ferry at the Bay they can observe the cloud movement.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23235) 22 Dec 24

In India across the east the Bay of Bengal brings rain bearing clouds. I travelled in ferry with my family on a rainy day. The ferry travelled across the point where 2 rivers met the Bay of Bengal. It was observed that the rain...

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Short story: We are our own journeyman, but God plans our journey for us

emptychair @innertalks (23734) • Australia 20 Feb 24

Sri Josmin Artenko, a spiritual master, was being ferried across a river, by a ferryman. When they got halfway across, the master asked the ferryman to stop the boat, for a few minutes. The oarsman, a rough-looking Arab...

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Ferry officers save a kitten who fell into the water in Washington state

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122070) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 27 Jul 23

Thanks to the actions of the employees at the Clinton Ferry Terminal near Whidbey Island a make kitten who had been seen in a wingwall after a ferry named Tokitate left the area, the kitten fell into the water who could have ended...

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Crossing the Channel with some very stupid drivers

Fleur @Fleura (34935) • United Kingdom 25 Apr 23

I mentioned before that we went on holiday to Jersey, one of the Channel Islands in the English Channel just off the coast of Normandy, northern France. One reason I suggested that was because we wouldn’t have to fly there, we...

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Sailed on the water

Belex Hanns Abel @Belexhanns (3431) • Kampala, Uganda 14 Aug 21

Good evening mylot, I had a trip to the far island. We had gone for a medical research. I hadn't been on a ferry, so it was a nice experience in my life. The journey proved well at first,just at the shores but as we expended...

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July 22 - What I'm Thankful for Today

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (323168) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 22 Jul 20

Today was an awesome day. I'm thankful for the time I spent in the pool before this day got truly started. I'm thankful for the trip to Washington Island. I have a lot of pictures to make into a collage of the trip. I'll do...

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Have you ever taken a ferry?

Mrki Krki @mrki444 (15162) • Croatia (Hrvatska) 9 Jun 20

Ferries are ships for transporting people and goods on shorter distances. They most often drive between the mainland and the island or between the islands. Many say that it is much more comfortable to ride in them than, say, on...

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The Ferry journey to Paradise beach is lovely experience.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23235) 5 Jan 20

The launch journey from landmass to Paradise beach is an awesome journey. It is at some distance away from Pondicherry. The ferry travels fast. Travellers are given life jackets for safety. There is beautiful breeze around.

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Just Made It

MrsJ @SophiaMorros (5044) • Belews Creek, North Carolina 2 Aug 19

Our plan today was to take to ferry from Nova Scotia to PEI. Getting to PEI costs nothing if you drive over the bridge or if you take the ferry without making a reservation (it's when you want to go home that they cash in). The...

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Where we were on this day in 2015

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381837) • Rockingham, Australia 28 Jun 18

At this time, datewise, in 2015, we were in Ireland and my notes say we were on board the ‘Oscar Wilde’ ferry heading for France. So this photo must have been taken somewhere near Rosslare and I guess the name intrigued me. A...

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Having an easy day in Melbourne, Victoria

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381837) • Rockingham, Australia 25 Jun 18

After posting about our troubles with a blown tyre, I thought I’d update you to let you know that we had no trouble getting the problem solved on Monday morning. Luckily we only had about 100 kms to drive to the ferry which would...

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We blew a tyre yesterday

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381837) • Rockingham, Australia 23 Jun 18

Our good luck did a bit of a nose-dive yesterday. Tomorrow (Monday) we have to catch the ferry from Devonport in Tasmania to sail back to Melbourne in Victoria. However we blew a tyre on the car quite late yesterday (Saturday) so...

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A model village in Richmond, Tasmania

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381837) • Rockingham, Australia 21 Mar 18

In about six weeks we will be leaving with our caravan and heading east. We’ll visit our son in Melbourne then put the car and caravan on the ferry and head for Tasmania for three weeks. We’ve been to Tasmania once before and...

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Planning our next adventure

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381837) • Rockingham, Australia 14 Feb 18

We are planning to visit our son in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, in May. We live in Western Australia and are going to take our car and caravan across the Nullarbor Desert and stop in South Australia for a few days to catch up...

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My Jacket is Gone.

Yanzalong @yanzalong (19091) • Indonesia 31 Oct 17

On my way back to from my holiday I left my jacket in the ferry I went back by. I didn't remember that I had my jacket placed on the chair behind me when I arrived at the seaport. Only after I got on the bus did I remember that I...

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Muddy boots and dogs

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381837) • Rockingham, Australia 14 Sep 17

On our way back to Ireland from France, we had to go via England and Wales and spent a few hours in Fishguard, Wales, waiting for the midnight ferry. There is a lovely little harbour there and I took a few photos of bits and...

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A clever sign from Rosslare, Ireland

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381837) • Rockingham, Australia 8 Sep 17

Our ferry from Cherbourg in France to Rosslare in Ireland was cancelled due to engine failure. We eventually took a ferry to Portsmouth then drove most of the day to Fishguard in Wales before catching another ferry to Rosslare....

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Another day on French soil

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381837) • Rockingham, Australia 3 Sep 17

We should be asleep on the ferry on our way to Ireland but instead we'll be sleeping in a hotel in Cherbourg, France courtesy of Stena ferry company. There was a problem with the ferry and our crossing was cancelled so the company...

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I'll just talk among myself

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381837) • Rockingham, Australia 25 May 17

Have you heard the expression 'just talk among yourselves for a while'? We were sitting with two friends the other day and suddenly the three of them (Vince and the two friends) were all tapping away trying to be the first to find...

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