A quick out of sequence update - the race has been won! Not by me, obviously...

​​​​​​Bunched up by the ferry, seven racers arrived within a four minute window, with the winner decided by seconds. That was about two and a half hours ago (9:38 local time). With a rival ferry docking at a similar time, an hour later 20 people had crossed the finish line.

Meanwhile, I am making my way to checkpoint 3...