Govan Free Ferry

Yesterday I took my 1^st trip on the Govan Ferry and you know one of the best things about it? It’s absolutely FREE! Yes, you pay nowt, nada, zilch, not a penny to ride across the Clyde River from Govan to the Riverside Museum/​Tallship. Most excellent indeed my friends! I managed to catch one of the last rides across from Govan to the RM at about 5:50pm & it’s so handy if you want to walk-​ferry-​walk home or even cycle-​ferry-​cycle home as the ferry allows (a few) cycles on board. Double whoop!
You can catch the ferry either from down at Water Row pontoon or at the Riverside Museum harbour. It runs from 8am — 6pm Mon-​Fri and at the weekends 9:45am — 5:30pm. Those times midweek are pretty darn handy for you if you happen to work in Govan (as I do) or if you live in Govan and work in Partick or Yoker area.
Yesterday evening was lovely & sunny so taking a cheeky wee boat across the river just felt like a wee extravagant, luxurious way to commute home from work. I imagine this must be what Beyonce feels like… stepping onto a ferry (or rather MASSIVE yacht/​speedboat) to travel homewards to her ‘crib’…oh yeeaahhh… Rollin’ with the homies indeed. Then I was rudely awoken by a GIANT seagull (or Glasgull as I call them) screaming in my face and I was back in the room/​on the Clyde *sigh*
Even though I may not be a millionaire singer superstar I did feel a *wee* bit like one stepping onto a boat and not having to cross the pirates/​captains palm with silver (or more likely indestructible plastic notes these days), travelling for free is always nice. You want to know the other cool thing about the Govan Ferry? Apparently if they get enough folk using it then they can build up a good argument for putting in place a proper bridge across this part of the water, which I think would be ace. Also SUPER handy for those now working/​travelling to the new SUPER hospital in Govan. Jah. So, good people of Glasgow I urge you to make use of this glorious FREE service whilst you can as the only drawback here is this ferry unfortunately only runs from early July until mid August :-(I’m not sure why it’s only for about a month? Answers on a postcard please.
Like boats? Like rivers? Like museums of transport or really tall ships? Like the wonder of Govan? Like free things? Then what are you waiting for?! Ride the Govan Ferry like Marc Bolan did a white swan. La-la-laaaaa…*hums sea shanty*