Traffic Jam

Big trucks in narrow roads.  These roads were made for mules.  Well, not really but they weren't built for this much modern traffic, especially huge articulated lorries.

2 cars can't pass on this road let-alone 2 trucks

This is the big double trailor that takes supplies up to the fish farm

It met the big double tanker coming in to supply our petrol station

Convoy.  Four cars and me had to back down the road and find somewhere to tuck themselves in out of the way.

Then the big fish farm lorry backed down about 50 yards.  The tanker came down and tucked into a side road and off we all went.

Very exciting and I actually remembered to take some photos.

What I really admired was the skill of the fish farm truck.  He backed that 50 yards without even a stop to check on those parked cars.  And there were cars parked on either side of the road.  Those parked cars are what makes the road so narrow.

 He knows what he's doing or he wouldn't have the job.  Both these lorries back onto the car ferry which is a tight enough space. They are put on last, right down the middle.  Both too have very tight manoeuvres where they deliver their goods.  

Us on the ferry

Actually the tanker goes across on an empty car ferry. Darn them. Don't know how many times we've been rushing for the ferry and find it pulling out with a tanker on board. That means waiting while it goes across, disembarks the tanker, and then comes back for the rest of us.

It might have just been a tad more exciting if they had scratched something but, hell, I can't/shouldn't ask for scratch and trouble.   

 An elderly neighbour   

 was driving one of the cars that had to back down and find a place to hideaway.  She did an amazing job too.  She backed straight and clear.  I, on the other hand would have zig-zagged down that road making a fool of myself.  It would have been me that knocked off a few wing mirrors.  

 I got off easily this time perched, on my quad bike. I just enjoyed the show.