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The Ferry
Posted by Rod in Interesting at 1:07 pm on Tuesday, 16 January 2007

Repost from SpareRoom because this is so good. Looks like the BlueBridge.

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    Comment by nzm at 6:00 am on 17 January 2007

    Ugh - I did a similar trip on the Arahura from Picton to Wellington.

    The first sign of toruble was when we drove the car onboard, and the loader told me to put it in gear and put the handbrake on as hard as possible.

    We got out into Cook Strait and it was up and down all the way. Waves crashing over the top of us as the bow buried itself, and the screws coming out of the water with the whole boat juddering each time the screws bit back into the sea.

    Lots of very seasick people! Fortunately I wasn’t one of them.

    This was circa 1993 over Labour weekend when an early storm dumped snow from Tokoroa to Foxton and closed the Desert Road for 2 days.




    Comment by noizy at 7:54 am on 17 January 2007

    It’s the Suilven - one of Strait Shipping’s ferries that has since gone by the by (to Fiji, in fact).




    Comment by Dan at 8:44 am on 17 January 2007

    I feel sick just watching it.




    Comment by Chris Tock at 10:20 am on 18 January 2007

    Looks like fun.

    I am thinking there would be a few sick bodies on board?