John wants to take a trip to an island which is not far from the city harbour, and boards a ferry. En route, he notices something underwater that seems to accompany the ship on a parallel course. What does he see?
Looks can be deceiving – especially at a distance. This is a lesson that many sailors in days of yore had to learn when what they perceived to be beautiful, beguiling mermaids turned out to be slightly less beguiling creatures of, let’s say, alternative beauty: manatees.