After our visit to Grabarka Holy Mountain we went to the south. In front of us was the Bug river. There is a bridge, and there is also some alternative road with small river ferry. Guess which way we’ve chose?
Of course, this one with ferry. The last time we had the chance to cross a river this way was in Sieraków, where we crossed Warta river. This time, on Bug river, we could choose one of two ferries. First is going from Mielnik to Zabuże, second one is more to the east and is between Niemirów and Gnojno. The second one was out of service, so we used the first.
In hot summer water level in the river was very low. Fortunately it was enough water to pull ferry with car.
Before attending to the ferry we found small sign with information about viewpoint located on tower nearby. We drove there to see everything from the top. View was beautiful. Even though we were near the river it was not visible from there due to the trees.
Our short break on the viewing tower ended and we drove further to Mielnik village. There we drove Mostowa street and finally arrived to the river shore. “Ulica Mostowa” in Polish means “Bridge Street”. It was funny because there was no bridge, only ferry.
We were lucky and without any waiting we were able to cross the river.
It was small surprise for kids. When we approached the ferry I asked how we could get to the other side of the river if there is no bridge. Kids were delighted that our car could swim like a ship.
It is important to know that this ferry is free of charge. The ferry operates between spring and autumn, operating between 8am – 12am, and 2.30pm – 6pm.
This ferry has no engine. It is powered by human strength. The operator uses a lever sliding along a steel cable to transport it to the other side of the river.