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Sydney Ferries
Sydney Harbour is the main attraction of Sydney if you're a tourist. Not taking a ferry is like going to Adelaide and not contracting typhoid from the tap water. Most of the ferries which chug around the harbour are rather pleasant, they're like a family. There are the jolly green and yellow ones, a few sleek blue and white river cats and that hefty Manly ferry.
However, if you're waiting at the wharf, don't be swear too loudly if you see this ferry coming in to moor.
It may look like a toy but I assure you, that's only because our brains can't associate any other image to correlate with tiny, fragile water transport vehicles.
That patronising red lifesaver only adds to its embarrassment. Inside, it looks like a primary school on parent-teacher night. The chairs are removable and they're the colour of "worn fawn" There's no upstairs, barely an outside area and the windows are all dirty which has the effect of making the world seem drab and colourless from your perspective. Only 25 or so passengers are allowed to board. The reason is not for fear of sinking the boat, but to avoid a riot as this toy ferry is SO slow. Your travelling time will be doubled as it takes a lot of kicking by the crew in flippers to get it in motion.
Even the passengers are ashamed to ride this ferry. Look at the body language on that boy in the middle or how that man at the front pretends to read the paper. Just look at his tense fist and misaligned tie, his fury is palpable. Ever been skipping pebbles into the ocean and accidentally capsized one of these ferries? Add a comment...