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As Kristen and I were waiting to take the Picton Ferry to the South Island, the New Zealand Army rolled up. They were on the ferry with us, too.
Be all that you can be! New Zealand Army!
Aboard the ferry.
In case of emergency.
Sailing to the South Island.
Yay ferries!
Carl and I ran out to Buena Vista and back this evening. We would have taken the ferry across but its hours are somewhat limited. If it had been open, a dollar per motorcycle is a hard price to beat! Afterward we stopped off at Block 15 for a beer and some food before hitting up Bombs Away Cafe for a few beers and some free chips and salsa during happy hour.
My odometer read about 40 miles for the round trip. We filled up on the way out of Corvallis at the Shell station. I took 2.11 gallons at $3.739/gallon for $7.89 total. My fuel economy on the last tank was 52.3 mpg.
We rode the ferry over to Gozo. The helicopter option seemed a bit extravagant. This ferry is super cool! The ship has two front ends and both open up to allow cars in and out. Inside, there are two levels for cars with one that is on huge hydraulic rams that lifts the second level up above the first once it’s full. Now that is some cool engineering!
