Bob and I left the Isle of Guernsey yesterday and headed for Eton/Windsor for a short stay. (Just a note, that these towns are side by side, divided by the River Thames.).
Our homeowner was kind enough to drive us to the ferry terminal at 8:30 am for our 10:00 am ferry departing for Poole, England. It would be a calm, three hour sailing. We bought a light breakfast on board and spent most of our time read, finishing digital paperwork for our Airbnb in Eton, and taking photos.
from our self-selected seats on the ship.
We deboarded in Poole, and while there were signs for customs, we didn’t have to stop and show our passports or fill out any forms. We had checked our big bags for the sailing, and they were ready for us to pickup by the time we got to that area.
We had about an hour to catch our train but still decided to grab a cab as we weren’t sure how walkable the route to the train station would be. For future reference, it is walkable and about 20 minutes, although going by cab was quicker and saved some wear and tear on the wheels of our luggage.
on the way to the train station
Our train was to depart at 2:07 for Eton/Windsor via a train change at Clapham Junction. We then were to have a 45 minute layover for our train to Eton/Windsor and arrive into Eton/Windsor at 5:39. It didn’t play out that way, but it still turned out pretty good. On the upside, we got on a slightly earlier train (1:58), as the 2:07 was delayed, and we were able to find space for our bags and seats to sit in!
On the downside, the new train was also delayed, and our 45 minute layover in Clapham Junction became a 5 minute could have easily missed but didn’t connection. There was a discrepancy in the posted departure time for Eton/Windsor and what Bob’s app had. The train we got on had a lot of stops and got us in close to 6:00 pm.
It felt like a very long day. We walked what was to be a short seven minutes to our Airbnb in Eton, but we had a bit of trouble finding it. The directions the Airbnb sent us took us into a car park, but between our AppleMaps and GoogleMaps we managed to figure it out and get into our room.
Peckish Travels 