Land Ferry by maggiemae

Land Ferry

From our parking spot on this beach we saw a number of visitors being ferried along the beach to the Gannet Colony at Cape Kidnappers. They had to go between tides as the beach access was the only one!

Three Good Things:
1. From the pain in my ribs, I took myself off to A&E at the hospital here and after an Xray found I had broken 2 ribs! The good thing is I have a serious morphine based painkiller now which will also target my jaw pain.
2. Now staying at my stepdaughter's place in luxury. No 50c in for a 4 minute shower here!
3. Fresh peaches.
Oh I have done that but many years ago- it looks like the same tractor and trolleys too. The gannet colony is awesome. I would love to go back with my digital camera instead. As I recall it cost lots to develop and print all my film. Sorry to hear you have broken ribs - that is so painful. I hope you heal well v
March 1st, 2018  
I've never been to the colony but didn't go this time either! @kiwinanna Thanks for your concern!
March 1st, 2018  
Boo
hope the ribs are not too sore. oooh fresh peaches, lovely! looks cold in this shot yet people are in shorts! lovely
March 1st, 2018  
You need mollycoddling maggie! Two broken ribs is bad! I once got pushed into a corner by a heifer when I was bedding them up. It was only playing but my word this's broken ribs were so sore when I coughed etc! Take it easy & keep on taking the tablets! Lovely photo, I always like photos of tractors & people! Fave,
March 1st, 2018  
This looks like so much fun! I’ve never seen a beach ferry. Did the doctor wrap your ribs to keep them still? That might help!
March 1st, 2018  
What a great idea & capture, such a fun way....so sorry about your ribs, I know how painful this is....I had 5 broken in a car accident (not my fault!) take care & enjoy the luxury...Warm thoughts to you.:)
March 1st, 2018  
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Sorry to hear about your broken ribs. Take it easy and best wishes!
March 1st, 2018  
What a fun capture Hope you feel better soon.
March 1st, 2018  
Nice capture of this fun group outing. I hope your ribs heal quickly.
March 2nd, 2018  
This looks like fun!
March 2nd, 2018  
@happypat I'm being mollycoddled by my stepdaughter, Pat - Kerry's sister. Its so nice. One of the pills makes me a bit stupid though!
March 2nd, 2018  
@huvesaker The temperature was about 24 degC, Boo, not cold at all!
March 2nd, 2018  
Fun shot. Looks like a good time was had by all.
March 2nd, 2018  
How incongruous to see this against the background of the water!
How awful you have broken ribs. I can't imagine how painful it is. Please be careful of yourself! ♥
March 2nd, 2018  
@grammyn Thanks Katy but with a bit of medication, I can actually breathe more easily!
March 2nd, 2018  
@maggiemae thank heaven for medication!
March 2nd, 2018  
Oh, I did that trip about four years ago. Great fun, and lovely seeing the gannets so close
March 2nd, 2018  
Fun photo!
March 2nd, 2018  
Shouldn't there be some hay on those wagons? ;) Neat shot. And someone spotted you!
March 2nd, 2018  
@stray_shooter I wondered if anyone spotted that! I think these wagons were specially made for tourists!
March 2nd, 2018  
What a fun shot. Sorry to hear of the broken ribs. Thank God for morphine.
March 2nd, 2018  
A colourful image - a pity about the broken ribs otherwise I imagine you'd be on that trailer heading for the gannet colony too. Take care!
March 2nd, 2018  
Oh wow, no wonder you were in pain! There have been times in my life I don't know where I would have been without powerful opiate medication, very useful when you need them. Wishing you a good recovery. Love this shot, made me smile.
March 2nd, 2018  
cool transportation !
March 2nd, 2018  
just read your comment : take care, wishing you a good recovery
March 2nd, 2018  
This is a nicely colorful and fun pic! So sorry that you are having to deal with broken ribs ...I hope that you heal very quickly!
March 2nd, 2018  
Awesome shot
March 2nd, 2018  
love the colours and fun element
March 2nd, 2018  
@dide I hear that it is an amazing trip,Dianne! Information about the land as well as the birds. But, no -all that jiggling makes me cringe to think about it!
March 2nd, 2018  
Sounds like an interesting trip to take albeit not with broken ribs! Wishing you a speedy and trouble free recovery.
March 3rd, 2018  
Looks like a fun scene, but egad, broken ribs!
March 3rd, 2018  
New Zealand looks like a heavenly place to visit! How in the world did you break your ribs? My sister broke 2 of her ribs last month (or about 7 weeks ago). She fell on the edge of her cast iron bathtub. Her doctor told her to take ibuprofen and I made her call that idiot back and order some pain pills for her, which he did. I also took her to get an xray and it showed 2 broken ribs and a small pleural effusion. She's feeling much better now. Just had to vent about that doctor. I'm glad you have medication with you. No fun being on vacation while in pain.
March 17th, 2018  
@joysfocus I tripped on a stone on the road and went straight down, Joy. Thought all was oK but ribs hurt the next day so went for X-ray at the nearest hospital. Not so bad now after nearly 3 weeks!
March 18th, 2018  
@maggiemae Good to hear you're feeling better.
March 25th, 2018  
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