Diane Snider Photos

The more time I spent watching the activity in this particular harbor, the more I thought about ants nests when they break open and the ants scurry in all directions at the same time. It seemed to me that was the way the ferry boats operated yet I didn't see any boat bump into another but wow, I certainly thought they would get in each other's way and have some collisions. And who would guess there would be a sky ride above all this harbor activity!

What might amaze you even more is that high above this busy harbor there is something special. Yes, a sky train I guess you'd call it. Anyhow, small basket-shaped cubicles carry up to four or so people along on cables that stretch from the mainshore out to a nearby island a few miles away. Maybe it's best described as a ski gondola situation going over the water instead of up a mountain slope.