点评:We had our trip all planed, including taking the Badger ferry from Ludington across lake Michigan and then we got a text that there were mechanical problems with the Badger and it looked like we would have to cancel our trip. The first thing that popped into our heads was the Lake Express but surely so close to our departure time they would be all booked up. We contacted them right away and to our amazement, we were able to book passage. We couldn’t believe our luck. It would mean that we would have to first drive up to Ludington and then turn around and retrace our steps back down to Muskegon, but we wouldn’t have to cancel our trip. We too had a little trouble finding our way to their docks but had gotten there so early we had lots of time to find it. We had watched the ferry come and go many times in the past from the beach at Muskegon, expected it to be fast, but had no idea how fast it looks when you’re on the craft. The wake out of the back is amazing to see, like a giant speed boat. They told us the waves were expected to be high and the ride would likely be rough but it seemed really smooth to us. They sell food and drink on board but the trip is so quick we felt we would just wait till we landed. It wasn’t the experience we had expected on the Badger but we were sure happy with it and it saved out trip. Having to drive all the way around the lake and with Chicago, would have been much more stressful and this proved to be an experience that provided some fine memories.
翻译:我们已经计划好我们的旅行,包括从拉丁顿乘坐獾渡轮穿越密歇根湖,然后我们收到一条短信,说獾出现机械问题,看起来我们不得不取消我们的旅行。我们脑海中首先浮现的是湖快车,但距离我们的出发时间如此之近,肯定会被订满。我们立即联系了他们,令我们惊讶的是,我们能够预订机票。我们简直不敢相信自己的运气。这意味着我们必须先开车到拉丁顿,然后掉头返回马斯基根,但我们不必取消行程。我们在找到去他们码头的路时也遇到了一点麻烦,但我们到得太早了,所以我们有很多时间找到它。我们过去曾多次看到渡轮从马斯基根海滩来来去去,预计它会很快,但不知道当你在船上时它看起来有多快。后面的尾流令人惊叹,就像一艘巨大的快艇。他们告诉我们,预计海浪会很高,旅程可能会很艰难,但对我们来说似乎真的很顺利。他们在船上出售食物和饮料,但旅程太快了,我们觉得我们只能等到着陆。这不是我们在 Badger 上所期望的体验,但我们确实对此感到满意,并且它节省了旅行的时间。必须绕湖一路开车并前往芝加哥,压力会更大,事实证明这是一次提供了一些美好回忆的经历。