He gets into the island 's town of Smeerensburg and is shown around by a tricky ferry boat skipper who tricks him into ringing the town bell so he can meet the welcoming committee , but instead he finds the town is full of feuding locals who hardly exchange words let alone letters ; the towns people are divided and filled with anger , bitterness , hatred and unforgiveness .
In Klaus , Jesper is shown around by a sarcastic ferry boat skipper .