The Menemsha Bike Ferry
Sean McGowan brings Leo Russell and Luca Rotondi across on the bike ferry.
Sean McGowan brings Leo Russell and Luca Rotondi across on the bike ferry.
The Menemsha bike ferry goes from Menemsha harbor near the Galley to the landing in West Basin.
The Menemsha bike ferry goes from Menemsha harbor near the Galley to the landing in West Basin.
The ferry operates daily in the summer and has discounts for Aquinnah residents.
The ferry operates daily in the summer and has discounts for Aquinnah residents.
Heading toward the Aquinnah side.
Heading toward the Aquinnah side.
The trip may not be long but the view is great.
The trip may not be long but the view is great.
People take the ferry for all sorts of reasons, and not just with their bikes.
People take the ferry for all sorts of reasons, and not just with their bikes.
Sean McGowan (left) drives the ferry most days and Isaac Taylor (right) fills in.
Sean McGowan (left) drives the ferry most days and Isaac Taylor (right) fills in.
Sean McGowan (left) drives the ferry most days and Isaac Taylor (right) fills in.
Sean McGowan (left) drives the ferry most days and Isaac Taylor (right) fills in.
Sean McGowan and Isaac Taylor with the ferry tied up by The Galley.
Sean McGowan and Isaac Taylor with the ferry tied up by The Galley.
Isaac Taylor has had the ferry in his family since the 1990s.
Isaac Taylor has had the ferry in his family since the 1990s.
Bikers coming from the Aquinnah side.
Bikers coming from the Aquinnah side.
Isaac Taylor greeting Leo Russell and Luca Rotondi before they boar the ferry.
Isaac Taylor greeting Leo Russell and Luca Rotondi before they boar the ferry.
Sean McGowan with a steady hand on the wheel.
Sean McGowan with a steady hand on the wheel.
Started by Hugh Taylor in 1990 and run by the Taylor family today, the Menemsha bike ferry has transported countless people (and their bikes) from the Menemsha side of the harbor to the Aquinnah landing at West Basin.
