you were seeing the sites; maybe how people can behave like animals (?)
your mode of transport was by water, environmentally friendly (since i
presume it used no fossil fuels), and it was seemingly effortless, and
guided by unseen hands [spiritual?]
your vehicle was superior to the mainstream conveyances, since it passed
them all by. you saw much of what happens in society (though unspecified,
we can infer such due to the multiples of cities visited).