The Country Mice

A nice little transition from this side of the world to the other — is the ferry.

We like the ferry. Slow, cumbersome, plodding — the antithesis of the Shinkansen, the Japanese ‘Bullet Train,’ unapologetically swooshing passengers across that little island at a comfortable 300 km/h.

No swooshes here. Plenty of splish and splash from the salt-water mashing up on deck on a windy day. But nary a swoosh.

So much time, as the ferry, well, ferries us across the water. Time to read, nap, snack, stare, dream.

Gives timezone a whole new cachet…