I've rode the Galveston ferry, not as much fun as I thought it would be. The deckhand didn't know anything about bikes, put me on the far right side of the boat so the slope of the deck meant I couldn't leave the bike on the kickstand. The seagulls circling overhead made me nervous as well :P That's a quick ride, maybe only 20 minutes so it's not too bad. On the weekends the traffic waiting to get on the ferry can be almost two hours though. Also, if you put the sidestand down on the deck you feel ALL of the vibrations the whole ride so I kept by bike balanced on the wheels instead. The subsequent ride alone the beach highway past the lighthouses made it worth it though ;)
On Friday, September 10, 2010, Stumpi <[email protected]> wrote: > So who here has done a ferry crossing on a bike? As I mentioned in > the Iron Butt\random topic thread I wanted to take a day trip up to > Canada and then take a ferry back across old Erie to Sandusky and then > home. I discovered the ferry only runs to Sandusky through the end of > September and won't run again til April. I want to get at least one > long trip in on my first bike before it goes onto a new owner so I > want to try and do it here in the next two weeks. So my question is; > how are ferry crossings on a bike trip? Any big do's or don'ts? What > sort of items do you recommend bringing other than the tool kit and > some cash? Should I stuff my pants with pillows so my butt doesn't > try and strangle me when I get home? > > It's about only 4:30 minutes from my house to the dock on the Canadian > side if I go by way of Detroit. Then 1:30 on the ferry to Pelee > island, I have 2 hours to kill there sight seeing, then another 1:30 > to Sandusky and an 1:40 home on the bike. > > Matt > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > -- -Kyle -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
