Daily commutes and errands are rarely fun, but from this weekend Tomisina Ahwang will be dependent on fine weather and a tinnie due to the suspension of a Torres Strait ferry service.
Ms Ahwang normally boards a ferry with about 10 other people each morning to travel from her home on Hammond Island to the region's main service centre on Thursday Island, where she works as a school administration officer.
But rising costs have forced the island's only ferry operator to put the service on hold from this weekend until the school year begins in late January.
