Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Ferry to the fort

Length of M/V Fort Jefferson: 110 feet
Date of travel: 12/2/08
Height of seas: 8-12 ft. (sustained)
Strength of wind: 25 knots
Length of journey: 5 hours (painful)
Number of people on board: 11
Number of people who got seasick: 5
Number of times yours truly chummed the fish: 4 (repeatedly; violently)

Cost of being on solid, unmoving land: Priceless

4 comments:

Doogman said...

'chummed the fish' - what a lovely *gag* meta....meta...huurrp....PPHOOOOORRRR (splatter)

SEE WHAT YOU MADE ME DO!!!!! Perfectly good lunch, wasted!

HW said...

How often will you have to ride this ferry?

KIA said...

If we go into Key West each work rotation (10 days on, 4 days off), I will be on it about 4 times a month. But, this is ~supposedly~ the windy season.

The Big Guy said...

You found the much better option- the Yankee Freedom. Less than half the time on the water.
I used to bum rides on the Seaplanes when they were dead-heading in the AM...
40 minutes beats 2+ hours with green tourists.

See ya-

TBG