I was on the bus on the way back from the beach yesterday, and a 13 to 15 year old boy got on the bus, sat next to me, and promptly said "Afternoon..." and nodded his head at me. I replied the same way. Tell me that a 13 to 15 year old boy would do that in Toronto. It wouldn't happen, or at least, never did to me.
I watched as all of the kids got on the bus (it was school's-out time), and they all sat quietly, with respect for those around them, and were all nice to each other, saying "excuse me", "thank you", "good-day". Some of the kids were 5 to 7 years old, and they were just sitting there, calm, relaxed and civilized. It was amazing to watch.
I don't have a shot of the bus with the kids, it was way too cramped in there to pull out the camera, but here's a shot of the bus, on my way to the beach the day before.
And then there's the ferry. These ferries are not like what we see in Toronto to get to the islands there. These are like yacht's, well, as close to one as I'll ever get. It's $4 each way to take the ferry, or you can get an array of passes. I decided to get the $70 monthly pass, which allows you on any ferry and any bus. Seemed like a pretty sweet deal, given that if you want to leave the city (and have chosen, as I have, to avoid the death machines called "bikes", which I know as scooters) you pretty much need to use one of the two. You can of course take a cab, and the rates aren't too bad.
Here is a picture of the inside of the ferry. The guys who run the ferries are Bermudian born, and are an absolute blast!
This is a shot of the water from the back of the ferry. It was insane watching the smaller boats get the "left-overs" of the ferry as it sailed by. I would not want to be the one driving a smaller boat in the waves!
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