Today we left Sarasota to visit The Kingsley Plantation on Fort George Island. We could have got there on the main roads - a route of about 25 miles - but where's the fun in that?
We chose the shorter - 2.7 miles but much slower Car Ferry route via the St John's River Ferry. This is one of those things you find out about by chatting to locals - both google maps and our sat nav would have sent us the long way round.
$6 to get across on a ferry that goes every half hour and takes only about 10 minutes to cross the 0.9 mile stretch of water. It was all very organised and efficient. Cars lined up at the entrance and were directed on and off the ferry by staff.
We loved it - especially as we got to see dolphins as we went across the first time. We didn't have to use it for the return journey - we just wanted to. ⛴
BTW -Everywhere we visited along the Florida coast it was evident that boating is a way of life. We found it fascinating the way they stored the boats on a multi storey racking system - hence the photo!
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