Thanks to moddsey for sharing these two photos. A look back together with the ferry sailors' view, which is seldom covered.
11 Nov 2006 is the last day of service of the old Central Star Ferry Pier. That day was a bit hazy. Two decades ago, ordinary, local people may not have a good camera for taking video at hand. But somehow the gists have been recorded and memories may refresh :
clip 1 : with ropes throwing and catching clip 2 : leaving the Star Ferry Pier Central, view of the waterfront receding
That throwing, catching and tying of the rope is almost an art. Especially on windy days with a rough sea.(*) It may have been practised that way for over 100 years by then. Even if that rope breaks, they still have contingency - one more rope. : D
(*) with the change of pier settings, that seems to have become more routine-like, less tactful nowadays
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memory relives
Thanks to moddsey for sharing these two photos. A look back together with the ferry sailors' view, which is seldom covered.
11 Nov 2006 is the last day of service of the old Central Star Ferry Pier. That day was a bit hazy.
Two decades ago, ordinary, local people may not have a good camera for taking video at hand. But somehow the gists have been recorded and memories may refresh :
clip 1 : with ropes throwing and catching
clip 2 : leaving the Star Ferry Pier Central, view of the waterfront receding
That throwing, catching and tying of the rope is almost an art. Especially on windy days with a rough sea.(*) It may have been practised that way for over 100 years by then. Even if that rope breaks, they still have contingency - one more rope. : D
(*) with the change of pier settings, that seems to have become more routine-like, less tactful nowadays