I went over to the Isle of Wight today, to have lunch with my friends from the Isle of Wight Radio Society.
Last week, I’d bought a ticket for the foot ferry from Portsmouth to Ryde Pier, the particular ferry was due to depart at 0915, but the company that runs the ferry, WightLink, are quite flexible, they don’t mind if you turn up before, so instead of the 0915, I wanted catch the 0815 (same boat, it’s a quick journey).
I missed the bus that I needed to get me to the Gosport ferry terminal.
I missed the Gosport Ferry that i needed to get the 0815 Catamaran.
As I was waiting for the next ferry, I could see the cat coming in to the harbour. By the time the Gosport ferry berthed on the Portsmouth side, the cat had docked, unloaded loaded and was docking, so I was getting off the Gosport ferry just as the boat I wanted to catch was untying and reversing out.
Which meant that I ended up catching the ferry that I had actually booked.
But I got to the bottom (landward) end of the pier just in time to see the next No. 9 bus pulling off.
Luckily, I only had to wait 10 minutes for the next bus.
The bus ride had been excellent, I’d had time to have a bit of a wander around the high street.
It was really nice to see my friends at the Bargeman’s Rest in Newport, the food had been excellent.
I was able to get the correct ferry back.
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