We have made it to Georgia! Our first state line.
On Thursday, we had a day off in Athens, GA. We had fantastic hosts at Holy Cross Lutheran Church. The fed us massive amounts of food. I slept in front of the church altar. There weren't many of us in there, so it was nice and quiet and nobody was snoring.
Yesterday, we had our second build day. We stayed again at Holy Cross. It was demo, which was really cool. We tore down brick walls, plaster ceilings, and drywall in these housing units. I was really dirty by the end of the day.
Today was rough. Breakfast was awesome, Holy Cross fed us pancakes and fruit and bread with nutella. Apparently, I have no idea how to properly inflate a tire. I broke the valve on my tube before we left, and had to spend about 30 minutes changing my tire. I am still having extreme knee pain whenever I pull up or push down my pedals. Hopefully this will improve.
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
First update from the road. . .
Hey all!
Right now, we are stopped at one of our four days off in Greenville, SC. We have gone 284 miles. Today, we got to meet with our awesome sponsors at Hincapie Sports. They've designed our jerseys, and hooked us up with some pretty sweet cycling clothes. I think I'm starting to develop a southern accent.
The first few days have been pretty interesting. People are still trying to feel each other out and get used to riding (and eating) this much.
We all arrived in Charleston, SC on Monday, May 24, and had a two day orientation. We went for our 20 mile shakedown ride on Tuesday. I ended up with a flat tire about one block in and had to stop to change it. Charleston is a pretty cool city. On Wednesday, we had our first build day. We replaced an entire roof in one day.
Thursday was our first ride day. I rode sweep with Megan, one of the four trip leaders. It was pretty slow going. The two sweep riders ride behind all of the other riders to make sure that everyone gets there. Sweep is kind of fun. It's a pretty relaxing day, but it can be long. I always end up right in front of them anyway. We rode for a total of 56 miles, and stayed the night at a church in Moncks Corner, SC.
Friday was our second ride day. It ended up being about an 80 mile day, and I didn't make it the entire way. I couldn't go any further once we hit 60 miles. We stayed in Sumter, SC.
Saturday was a shorter day. We did 46 miles, and stayed in Columbia.
Sunday, we made it about 60 miles from Columbia to Newberry. Newberry was a very small town, and everything was closed. It seemed like a good night to try to paint our trailer, so a group of us worked really hard on it for several hours. Then it rained, and it was gone. We still have yet to paint it.
Monday was extremely rainy. I wiped out biking over a RR track when I skid out and my wheel got caught. I have some pretty nice bruises on my left side. I also have been having some seat trouble. I lowered it, and had trouble going up hill and my hips hurt. Then I raised it, and my knee hurt. We made it the 70 miles. We are now in the foothills of the Appalachians, so it's been all uphill and will continue to be for a while (I think they said until Alabama). Tomorrow we will be in Georgia, which will be cool. Tonight we have dinner provided by one of our awesome board members. Look for an update in the next week or so. A lot of the places we stay at don't have wi-fi, and there are 32 riders who also need to use the computer. Next time, I will try to upload some pictures.
Right now, we are stopped at one of our four days off in Greenville, SC. We have gone 284 miles. Today, we got to meet with our awesome sponsors at Hincapie Sports. They've designed our jerseys, and hooked us up with some pretty sweet cycling clothes. I think I'm starting to develop a southern accent.
The first few days have been pretty interesting. People are still trying to feel each other out and get used to riding (and eating) this much.
We all arrived in Charleston, SC on Monday, May 24, and had a two day orientation. We went for our 20 mile shakedown ride on Tuesday. I ended up with a flat tire about one block in and had to stop to change it. Charleston is a pretty cool city. On Wednesday, we had our first build day. We replaced an entire roof in one day.
Thursday was our first ride day. I rode sweep with Megan, one of the four trip leaders. It was pretty slow going. The two sweep riders ride behind all of the other riders to make sure that everyone gets there. Sweep is kind of fun. It's a pretty relaxing day, but it can be long. I always end up right in front of them anyway. We rode for a total of 56 miles, and stayed the night at a church in Moncks Corner, SC.
Friday was our second ride day. It ended up being about an 80 mile day, and I didn't make it the entire way. I couldn't go any further once we hit 60 miles. We stayed in Sumter, SC.
Saturday was a shorter day. We did 46 miles, and stayed in Columbia.
Sunday, we made it about 60 miles from Columbia to Newberry. Newberry was a very small town, and everything was closed. It seemed like a good night to try to paint our trailer, so a group of us worked really hard on it for several hours. Then it rained, and it was gone. We still have yet to paint it.
Monday was extremely rainy. I wiped out biking over a RR track when I skid out and my wheel got caught. I have some pretty nice bruises on my left side. I also have been having some seat trouble. I lowered it, and had trouble going up hill and my hips hurt. Then I raised it, and my knee hurt. We made it the 70 miles. We are now in the foothills of the Appalachians, so it's been all uphill and will continue to be for a while (I think they said until Alabama). Tomorrow we will be in Georgia, which will be cool. Tonight we have dinner provided by one of our awesome board members. Look for an update in the next week or so. A lot of the places we stay at don't have wi-fi, and there are 32 riders who also need to use the computer. Next time, I will try to upload some pictures.
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