The Oldest Rowboat Ferry in England Is Not Slowing Down
May 17, 2023 17:11:02 #
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/southwold-walberswick-oldest-ferry-united-kingdom?
The same family has been crossing the River Blyth for six generations.
Dani Church has run the Southwold-Walberswick ferry for the last 22 years. Her family has been navigating the River Blyth since 1885. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
The same family has been crossing the River Blyth for six generations.
Dani Church has run the Southwold-Walberswick ferry for the last 22 years. Her family has been navigating the River Blyth since 1885. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
May 17, 2023 17:36:58 #
bcheary wrote:
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/southwold-walberswick-oldest-ferry-united-kingdom?
The same family has been crossing the River Blyth for six generations.
Dani Church has run the Southwold-Walberswick ferry for the last 22 years. Her family has been navigating the River Blyth since 1885. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
The same family has been crossing the River Blyth for six generations.
Dani Church has run the Southwold-Walberswick ferry for the last 22 years. Her family has been navigating the River Blyth since 1885. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
Where are the life jackets?
May 17, 2023 17:50:02 #
DebAnn wrote:
Where are the life jackets?
Good question! Maybe they have different safety standards in England?
May 18, 2023 07:49:50 #
May 18, 2023 08:15:55 #
Here is a secret for the rowers: get a motor, electric or gas for your boats.
Great story
Great story
May 18, 2023 08:19:45 #
They might be using seats which are also floatation devices.
They had them when I was a kid... a cushioned square seat with two long loop straps.
They had them when I was a kid... a cushioned square seat with two long loop straps.
May 18, 2023 10:14:59 #
May 18, 2023 10:16:01 #
Dalek wrote:
Here is a secret for the rowers: get a motor, electric or gas for your boats.
Great story
Great story
But that would destroy tradition! 
May 18, 2023 10:16:18 #
May 18, 2023 10:17:00 #
Canisdirus wrote:
They might be using seats which are also floatation devices.
They had them when I was a kid... a cushioned square seat with two long loop straps.
They had them when I was a kid... a cushioned square seat with two long loop straps.
You may be right about that!
May 18, 2023 11:12:30 #
DebAnn wrote:
Where are the life jackets?
If that boat goes down, those kids do not stand a chance of making it out alive!
Where are the responsible adults? Sad state of affairs.
May 18, 2023 13:15:51 #
bcheary wrote:
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/southwold-walberswick-oldest-ferry-united-kingdom?
The same family has been crossing the River Blyth for six generations.
Dani Church has run the Southwold-Walberswick ferry for the last 22 years. Her family has been navigating the River Blyth since 1885. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
The same family has been crossing the River Blyth for six generations.
Dani Church has run the Southwold-Walberswick ferry for the last 22 years. Her family has been navigating the River Blyth since 1885. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
With the family name of Church, I am wondering if perhaps I may be related.
May 18, 2023 13:32:19 #
HOHIMER wrote:
If that boat goes down, those kids do not stand a chance of making it out alive!
Where are the responsible adults? Sad state of affairs.
Where are the responsible adults? Sad state of affairs.
The "responsible" adult is wearing an anchor... er, backpack... If she goes over, it's also down!!!
May 18, 2023 13:41:19 #
DebAnn wrote:
Where are the life jackets?
As a ferry the regs are different.
Ferries here in the US do not require people to wear life jackets either. Though they may have them on board the larger ones.
May 18, 2023 13:58:10 #
HOHIMER wrote:
If that boat goes down, those kids do not stand a chance of making it out alive!
Where are the responsible adults? Sad state of affairs.
Where are the responsible adults? Sad state of affairs.
I grew up going fishing etc on lakes along the Ohio River in Western Kentucky (Grandfather and two Great Uncles owned shares in a private lake/fishing & hunting club) and never used a life jacket until I was in high school, in another state.
My youngest Aunt's two brother in laws did have life jackets on their boat*. But it was on the Ohio River with the state line running down the river and the other state required life jackets.
*Ski/fishing boat?=it was a fishing boat with enough motor to pull a water ski or a ski boat large enough for 4 people to fish from, take your choice. I guess I will go with it was an over powered fishing boat as the two of them made extra money by fishing and selling the fish to a road side fish market near the family farm. A lot of people helped pay for their fishing boats and gear by doing that. I remember several road side fish markets and most of the small crossroads country markets had a fresh fish case and during hunting season they often sold game meat. There were two restaurants along highways in the county that had fish and game dishes on the menu. One was along US 60 and had a large field for parking big rigs as the truck drivers like those fish and game meals(the restraurant also sold frozen fish/meat and ice so the drivers could take some home.
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