First Journey to Cranfield

I decided I would take the bus to Cranfield to get a feel for how long it would take, and to finally see the place where I will spend a lot of time over the next year. The bus station is about a 5-7 min walk, then a 35-40 minute ride due to the number of stops and the fact that the route isn't the quickest or most direct to the school. I really should've brought my camera though, there was barely a cloud in the sky.

The first thing I saw as I got off the bus was what looked like field goal posts, but then realized they were for rugby. I walked around campus for a bit, found the building that I think my classes will be in and found the registration building for tomorrow (Friday). Seems like there are many international students as I have heard probably 4-5 different languages as I walked around. I did see a Yankees hat too. I did find out from Chris, one of my roommates, that the last bus from Cranfield leaves at approximately 5:30pm. This might mean the purchase of a car comes sooner than anticipated, as I think I will need to be on campus at night a good deal. A taxi fare from the University is 10£.

I spent some time looking around the library, and then flipped through a few of the many racing and engineering magazines they have available there. I had decided I would take the bus back to Newport Pagnell to explore a little bit and find some lunch. The town looked very enjoyable on the bus ride to campus. Much more traditional English feel and look than Milton Keynes, which was expected. I wish I had been able to find more accommodation options. I found a pub that had a large crowd outside, and seating outside to enjoy the weather so I stopped for lunch. I had a pint of Wainsworth bitter and chicken Tikka masala. Both were enjoyable and hit the spot, but the food was a bit on the pricey side.

The rest of the day was spent looking at a few different cell phone stores, buying an umbrella for the "heavy rain" tomorrow, and I got in a small run and bodyweight workout in my room. Dinner was a frozen bangers and mash that was not very good, needed some salt and pepper. I'll try to remember next time.

The picture at the top is the view out of my balcony window.