On Friday, I took the “Fast Ferry” out to see some of my Family who were staying in a rented house in Provincetown. Let me just say, that when they chose the name for that ferry, they weren’t lying. That thing absolutely flies. I don’t know how fast we were moving, but when looking over the side, you can tell that we’re moving fast enough that if you fall over, it might be a while before you see your next salted pretzel. (Yes, they serve salted pretzels on the ferry.) The total trip time was about 1 hour and 30 minutes. I’ve never felt so close to great beaches.

You never know who you’ll run into on the ferry either. While getting off in Boston, i ran into HubSpot TV host Karen Rubin. Karen has recently decided that the best way to get to the beach from Boston is to jump on the fast ferry to PTown. Well there you have it. It must be true, it was said by someone who is on TV.

You can get all sorts of snacks and drinks on the way to the beach. They have a full bar, pretzels, candy bars, sodas, and hotdogs. Since the ferry leaves the Boston port at 6:30 p.m. it’s nice to be able to grab dinner (that stuff above counts as dinner) after climbing on board.

Oh yeah. I almost forgot the best part. You can bring bikes and dogs along as well! So Max, Tracy, and I snuggled the entire ride over. There’s no way a car can beat that :)

The ferry isn’t just dog friendly. It’s also gay friendly. So, if you lean that way, and you’re looking for a place to cut loose with your hubby, you’ll be in good company as soon as you set foot on board. PTown is the queen of gay, but the ferry doesn’t go quite the far. Let’s just say that the ferry is about 0.5 PTowns on the gay-o-meter. Here is a photo from ptown that you can use for comparison purposes.

Photography by sfPhotocraft and Art02169