Ferry rider*

* alternate post title: Intrepid Nautical Advernturer/I’m on a Boat

While re-editing a wedding for my new website, which, yes, is coming sooner than later, I came across this frame I shot while I was on my way to its location on Orcas Island in the San Juans.

I have an irrational (according to my girlfriend) enthusiasm for ferries. It’s hard to explain, but I just enjoy the feeling of travel, without the responsibility of being in control all the time. Also, being on the “high seas” takes me back to the fascination I had with the pirate Blackbeard after a family trip to the Outer Banks of Carolina when I was six.

Another reason I like ferry rides is that those hours are possibly the closest I’ll ever come to owning a boat.