Just the wife or are there kids as well? Eight hours in a ferry can be a lot with kids on top of driving time, so unless they’re losers like I was (is?) and the ferry in itself would be a highlight of the trip, I’d shy away.
But kids aside I’d suggest the ferry because it seems more ‘Maritime-y’. Arriving on the coast is definitely more of an island feel and makes it feel like a more special and isolated place than arriving by plane. Just imagine coming up to the coast in the fog, the coast breaking through, maybe this is how the early explorers came upon the place. Something special about that.
But again, it’s a not insignificant amount of time. Do you like boats and do you have a day to essentially spend in transit? If both answers aren’t yes, take the plane.
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