Tuesday, December 10, 2013

What You May See When Crossing Newport Bay By Ferry (Part 2 of 3 re: Newport Bay/Balboa Peninsula)

by Steve Reiss (Dalmdad Landscape Photography - www.dalmdad.com and https://www.facebook.com/Dalmdad.)


The Balboa Island Car Ferry is a short/800ft, about 5 minute trip between Balboa Island and Balboa Peninsula.  Though the trip is pretty short and supposedly saves you about 8 miles of driving, I just enjoy the few minutes.  Mainly its the breeze, sun, and water that makes the about 5 minutes and 2 bucks (driver/car) worth it.  Makes me kind of miss the long car ferry rides across Pamlico Sound and the Cape Fear River, back in North Carolina.






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Typical sites viewable from one of the three ferries in the fleet during the short ferry ride include:


Boats and More Boats












A Water Taxi


Kayakers
 




Stand-up Paddle-boarders





Interesting People
 





Rescue Boats

Whale Watching Cruise Heading Out



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