Motoring aboard . these to the landing and run themotor on to the ferryboat. As the craft wasjust nine feet across in its widest part and the 205 otoring Sbroab wheel base of our car was eight feet eight inches,it was going to be necessary to do some carefulbalancing even if we got the motor on this looked easier than getting our cardown the slippery, stone-paved slope, which anhour ago had been covered by the eighteen-foottide, and at this time was covered with slimyseaweeds. It took no great imagination to pic-ture a 3,000 pound automobile w^ith wheelslocked, tobogganing down that
Motoring aboard . these to the landing and run themotor on to the ferryboat. As the craft wasjust nine feet across in its widest part and the 205 otoring Sbroab wheel base of our car was eight feet eight inches,it was going to be necessary to do some carefulbalancing even if we got the motor on this looked easier than getting our cardown the slippery, stone-paved slope, which anhour ago had been covered by the eighteen-foottide, and at this time was covered with slimyseaweeds. It took no great imagination to pic-ture a 3,000 pound automobile w^ith wheelslocked, tobogganing down that slimy slope andlanding with a running jump far out in the deep,dark waters of the fiord. The ferry masteranswered our suggestions as to this possibility bycalling attention to large iron rings which wereset in the stonework about every ten feet downthe slope, assuring us that he had strong ropeswhich he w^ould fasten to the rear axle of the carand run through these rings and in this way holdthe car in check. 206. Cfiapter Cigftteen Cnbins tfje ^cotti^f) tlTour anbCmbarfeing for Srelanb
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