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Night Ferry Ride

Sun sets over Woods hole harbor.
Jeanna Shepard
Sun sets over Woods hole harbor.
Jeanna Shepard
Island Home pulls out of port, Vineyard bound.
Jeanna Shepard
Island Home pulls out of port, Vineyard bound.
Jeanna Shepard
Setting their course at the end of the day.
Jeanna Shepard
Setting their course at the end of the day.
Jeanna Shepard
Wheelhouse turns ferry east toward Tisbury.
Jeanna Shepard
Wheelhouse turns ferry east toward Tisbury.
Jeanna Shepard
First quarter moon rises above Vineyard Sound.
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First quarter moon rises above Vineyard Sound.
Jeanna Shepard
Few passengers riding the upper deck on a May evening.
Jeanna Shepard
Few passengers riding the upper deck on a May evening.
Jeanna Shepard
Enjoying the twilight on the deck.
Jeanna Shepard
Enjoying the twilight on the deck.
Jeanna Shepard
Seven miles over water and home again.
Jeanna Shepard
Seven miles over water and home again.
Jeanna Shepard

Next stop, Martha's Vineyard. Scenes from a nightime ferry trip in mid-May, from Woods Hole to Vineyard Haven.



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