On the way back from the wedding this weekend, I got to go on a car ferry for the first time. Now usually, when you are driving around everyone is very isolated in their cars. The only real interaction is usually in anger (oh road rage. I wish people were more patient than they are) or occasionally when someone might give way.

But on the CAR ferry – things are quite different! Everyone gets out of their car and suddenly you realise (or was the case that morning) that you KNOW people on the car ferry! Everyone groups together, grateful for the break, to be standing in the breeze admiring the view (which is generally better than the road).

There is talking and people discuss the weather, the road conditions, how beautiful the wedding was. We laughed and chatted, and things were pretty grand.

When the car ferry came to the end of its journey we all piled back in our cars feeling better about ourselves, and the drive. Feeling MUCH less isolated, and more like we were driving in a convoy of friends.

Car Ferries are GRAND. I encourage anyone who is going on a trip to plan their journey to include a car ferry ride. :)