. . .gives a fella ideas, it does . . .
If you're of a mind to go exploring, there are a couple other ferries in the area, which I couldn't find a way to fit into the route. The Canton, crossing the Mississippi River at Canton in northeastern MO.
[EDIT/UPDATE: Sad to report that the Canton Ferry was
retired in 2014.]
And the Helms ferry in northeastern TN, north of Knoxville, crossing the Powell River from Sharps Chapel to the Union County Boat Dock area. It's missing from many map products, such as Microsoft Streets & Trips, and Garmin City Navigator NA 2010, but
you can see it on google maps. It was down for an extended period of time, but returned to operation last January.
If you check out
this map you can see there are tempting collections of ferries on the east coast. I haven't researched them, but it may be possible to break the record there.
One of the big problems for anyone thinking of doing this in the context of an IBA ride is that, when you get to bigger water, you have to worry about time on the ferry. For IBA purposes, the clock keeps ticking while you are on the ferry, but your ride doesn't get credited the miles the ferry traveled. Not a problem when you are crossing rivers, but when you are crossing a Great Lake, or big coastal water, it can add up.
Anyway, thanks everybody for the kind words. Glad you enjoyed the trip.
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