I’ve lived in the NW so long I forget just how cool ferried are. It’s only when I have guests from inland that are mesmerized by everything that I see it fresh.
So when the boat lands- a ramp is lowered to the deck (kinda like an airport ramp docking to a plane.) THen the “walk-on” passengers can disembark while everyone who came on a car drives straight out the front.
I haven’t been on one in years.
They actually make commuting kind of fun!