About Ferry Plank Pier
Down by the water the air turns cool and salty. Fishing boats bob beside the pier, gulls sit on every post and a ferry horn sounds somewhere out at sea. Marimba and mandolin keep the music bright and breezy, with the sound of waves underneath it all. The whole place sparkles, and a fine sea spray drifts across the planks.
The pier is built from sun-bleached planks and rope, with boat sheds, fish shacks and a ticket booth painted white and blue. Nets hang on racks, buoys and crab pots are stacked by the edge, and rowboats wait at the ramp. Only a few wind-bent pines and clumps of beach grass grow here. You run past the Shrimp Shack, the Tide Pools and the Pier Carousel.
On Mom's list
Mom's list at the pier is all about the sea: fish, shrimp and seaweed. On level 100 it is a rainy movie night at home, and Mom wants some snacks for the sofa. That level is also a three-item special day. Every pier map ends at the red-and-white Striped Lighthouse, the last thing you see before the finish. Gulls circle the top of it all day.
Tip
The pier is narrow and busy, so carts rolling across the lanes are the thing to watch. A cart crosses one lane in under a second, then pauses for a moment before moving on. Wait for the pause, then pass behind it. Banners hang across the planks too, so be ready to swipe down and slide when one comes up.
What it looks like
Boat sheds, fish shacks, a ticket booth and a lighthouse, built from sun-bleached wood, rope and white-and-blue paint, with wet stone kerbs.
Trees and ground
Only a few wind-bent pines and clumps of beach grass. You run on wooden planks, pale sand and wet stone.
Music and sounds
Marimba and mandolin, breezy and bright. Waves, gulls and a boat horn far away.
The finale landmark: Striped Lighthouse
The finale of every pier map is the red-and-white Striped Lighthouse.
Fish
Shrimp
Seaweed