Originally Posted by
johngwheeler
I'm the OP and I live in Sydney, Australia, not Puget Sound - although the latter sounds very picturesque!
My ferry routes does meander around the Parramatta river and it is indeed slightly quicker to get to some points by road, than the take the ferry, which travels at about 25km/h, but stops frequently along the river. I have various riding options and sometimes take a combination of bike *and* ferry, and cycle to a much closer ferry wharf to my destination. This saves time and some money, but requires better time and pace keeping to make sure I catch my connection.
John.
Thanks for the explanation.
It's a bit interesting, because when I think "ferry" I picture a boat operating a shuttle across a river or channel, not one that cruises up a river making stops like a bus.
Given the time involved in docking and loading a boat, I imagine that it shouldn't be hard to beat it with a bike.