Home page: As ferry heads north, a tanker waits at anchorage near Delaware. Left. M.V. Delaware prepares to dock at Lewes. Photos by Al Campbell

NORTH CAPE MAY -- Summer is one of the peak travel times on the Cape May-Lewes Ferry.

The 70-minute crossing links Cape May County and Lewes, Delaware.

Both vehicle and foot passengers are accommodated on the fleet of vessels that make daily crossings of the 17-mile Delaware Bay.

En route, it is possible riders may see tankers and freighters at anchor waiting a pilot to take them up the Delaware River.

For foot passengers, shuttles are available on both sides to allow transit to nearby attractions and stores.