点评:While there are a ton of Portland Bay touring options, this was the most unique. We took Mail Boat Ferry, which tours around Portland Bay while also dropping off and picking up passengers on the surrounding Islands. It also is the way the mail gets delivered to the islands. The whole ride takes a little less than 3 hours. You buy the tickets the day you want to ride it. It is a commuter ferry, so potentially it could fill up, but we had no issues. It was interesting to watch the mail and deliveries get loaded onto the boat. Initially we sat up front on the Bow. The view is best from there. The Captain narrated as we were passing sights and nearing docks. We learned about some of the islands and the surrounding area. You do pass some lighthouse, but not all, so if that's your priority, there are better choices. Halfway through our ride, it did start to rain. The back of the boat is covered but open, and we stayed dry there while still having a nice view. There is also seating inside, but you can't see nearly as well. About 1/2 through the journey we docked at one island and stayed there for 1/2 hour. You can get off the boat and walk around if you want. There's a small store. Since it was raining we didn't get off, and would have been fine if the boat left sooner. Oh well. I thoroughly enjoyed this ride and recommend it.
翻译:虽然有很多波特兰湾旅游选择,但这是其中最独特的。我们乘坐邮船渡轮,它环游波特兰湾,同时在周围的岛屿上接送乘客。这也是将邮件送到岛屿的方式。整个旅程需要不到 3 个小时。您可以在想要乘坐的那天购买船票。这是一艘通勤渡轮,所以可能会满员,但我们没有遇到任何问题。看着邮件和快递装上船很有趣。起初我们坐在船头的前面。从那里看风景最好。当我们经过景点并靠近码头时,船长讲解了。我们了解了一些岛屿和周边地区。您确实会经过一些灯塔,但不是全部,所以如果这是您的首要任务,那么还有更好的选择。在我们航行到一半的时候,天开始下雨了。船尾有遮盖但敞开着,我们在那里保持干燥,同时仍然可以看到美景。里面也有座位,但视野不太好。旅程进行到一半时,我们停靠在一个岛上,在那里停留了半个小时。如果你愿意,你可以下船四处走走。那里有一家小商店。因为下雨,我们没有下船,如果船早点开就好了。算了。我非常喜欢这次旅程,推荐它。