Human Events took a picture at the time which showed the road he had to leave, by turning, in order to get onto the small lane leading to the bridge. The main road to the ferry clearly turned to the left. No sober person would have chosen to turn off the main road unless they had no intention of going to the ferry.
Right, he was taking Maryjo to the beach for a midnight
shag. Ted, a Kennedy horndog in the family tradition.