Fancy a wander?

Today was a blast... First off, I was able to sleep in. And anyone who knows me, knows that is instantly going to mean a "better" day. Haha so Merideth, Emily and I decided to brave the chilly weather and run on the base. It was more to take an adventure than anything else. We ran to the very edge of the base that overlooks the outside world... I would equate it to Finding Nemo when the little fishies go to the reef to touch "the butt." The grass is a gorgeous green... I can't even describe it. I've never seen grass this green! After we got back we decided to stop into the community center that is adjacent to our dorm building. We were informed that it is imperative to gain the good graces of the attendant on duty. Because they are the controllers of the not-all-the-time-fabulous internet we have. So of course we put in some good face time and chatted it up with the English woman that resembled a character from Harry Potter. She was kind enough to direct us towards the nearest town for fish 'n chips! however, she said we were crazy for walking... unless we "fancied a wander..." Oh English vocabulary, I could get use to this!

Our walk was not a little trip down the street. It was a trek around 2 or more miles away. Here is the adventure: Our base use to have a second exit gate, but it closed that down so they are resorted to one gate. The closed gate was conveniently located right next to our desired town. But, with its closing, the other gate is our only option AND on the complete opposite side of the base/town we wanted to go to! Let me just tell you, this was one heck of a walk. Nearly 3/4 of a mile walk from our dorm to the outside of the gate alone. And then ANOTHER mile or a little more to the actual town. Oh, my gosh... and it was rather brisk, to say the least. But we were hungry, and wanted to check out a cute English town. And a side note, the English don't believe in having a shoulder on the road. We were definitely tip toeing the road and dodging oncoming traffic. The fish 'n chips was sooooo worth it though! We made the trek back and admired all of the beautiful green fields... I've never seen anything like it!

This is where we dined for lunch time fish 'n chips...

We saw this gorgeous side street and I had to take a picture! Isn't it incredible...

All in all the day was a complete success! Tomorrow we are going off to London for the weekend =) We are seeing the Tower and Crown jewels... and I'm sure when the Queen hear we've arrived, we'll be ushered right in. Until then, we will adventure with the commoners and hope to have a Mary Kate and Ashley type of day... BYL (blog ya later)