2013 HOBBIES: VRC Ferry service at Heterocera Channel

VRC Ferry service at Heterocera Channel
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VRC Ferry docking at Tuliptree station

The VRC Ferry service is provided by the Virtual Railway Consortium   This group also organizes the rail way activities in Second Life:

• Railway tracks around Heterocera, the atoll continent
• VRC Grand Tour

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The ferry dock pictured here is in easy walking distance of the SLRR Railway station (visible in the background).
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Location Link. Click to go or drag to the viewer screen:
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Tuliptree/206/153/23 
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The southern part of Heterocera, the atoll continent, is lowland and water passages.  The sea channel to the central lagoon passes through this area.  The VRC has established a railway circling the land portion, but the southern area requires this ferry to complete the circuit.
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Click the sign for the current location of the ferry

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You will get an notice of the current location of the Ferry, with a link that you can click to teleport to that location.
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Objects talk in green
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You can board the ferry while it is travelling, but if you are new in Second Life, that will challenge your flight skills.

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To catch the ferry in transit:

• Fly--or you will wind up under water
• Click the sign and click on the teleport offer
• Look around when you get there-- the ferry may be a ways off
• Fly close to the ferry near water level
• Click the ferry-- it will stop for 10 seconds.
• Fly as close as you can to the ferry
• Right click a seat and select sit.

To ride the ferry, sit on one of the boxes

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Move, Teleport, Travel, Fly. Sit (July Update)
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The other main stop for the ferry is Bhaga

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Location Link. Click to go or drag to the viewer screen:
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Bhaga/115/24/22
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Intermediate stop at Hyles Infohub

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Location Link. Click to go or drag to the viewer screen:
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Hyles/40/31/22
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On the farm
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Industrial shipping

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A pleasure island

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Easter Island?

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