stackyFACTSTaking the ferry to work in Australia isn't just scenic, it’s a full-contact sport. The harbor is teeming with migrating humpback whales who have zero respect for maritime schedules. Ferries occasionally have to slam the brakes to avoid T-boning a thirty-ton mammal on its way to the buffet.
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