Today I'm taking the "boat" (as locals call it) over to the mainland. It's usually a good thing (I play Enigmo or read the news on my iPhone), but it can be wild. Last week there were hurricane-force winds of 73 miles per hour and the waves were 15' high. Spray was hitting the ferry's bridge a couple storeys high above the car deck, and the captain had to go up the bay a few miles and ride the waves into the dock. Cars arrived cleaned but in some cases, damaged.
After the mooring ropes snapped while tethered to the dock, ferry service was suspended for a few hours.
Right now, conditions are bad enough that we are actually doing the crossing sideways.
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