Trying to catch up. . .

Oklahoma City Builds
We spent two days building in OKC. Habitat there was awesome. They did a great job organizing all of us. We framed a house, and then ate donated Chipotle burritos for lunch. Our host site was small, and most of us hose showered because we were impatient. The second build day we did a number of things. We sodded, framed, sided, and worked on about 6 different houses in their awesome development. It was great. Breakfast and dinner were provided both days, and I made friends with a couple of Habitat caravanners who took me to see their RV and their dog.

Fort Smith, AR to Henryetta, OK
STATE LINE DAY! Today I started off riding in front of Melissa and Preston. They caught me about 8 miles in and said that one of our riders had gotten hit by a car. They didn’t have any info because there was already too many people on the side of the road. But the police were there, and an ambulance had been called. We rode up to the state line in complete silence, when Melissa finally heard back from T-Hall. Scott was hit, but he was luckily fine. The car was not, and neither was his bike. He ended up riding the rest of the day on Travis’ bike. We were all a little shaken up after that, but glad everyone was ok. Today we had $ stops! B$’s dad is following us through Oklahoma and setting up additional stops for us. It’s awesome.
JUNE 17, Little Rock (Day Off)
We basically explored Little Rock. I needed to get to a bike shop, so I didn’t do as much as everyone else did. But I did go to the Clinton Presidential Museum, and ate awesome Pad Thai for lunch that I couldn’t finish because I was so full. I also switched out my derailer and cog. It now has about 32 gears, and hopefully will be easier on my knees.

JUNE 16, Stuttgart, AR to Little Rock, AR.
Today was interesting. B$ and Michael Carroll were sweep. I started out the day lost, and called them to let them know. They of course had no idea where to turn because they were still at breakfast. So I waited for them and they pointed me in the right direction. Hooray for being directionally challenged! Then I got a flat, and needed tubes. We pumped up one, but it didn’t work so I needed another. Then my tire was rubbing. We stopped to fix the brakes, but it was the wheel, which was not tru, that was causing the problem. Travis trued it for me at lunch and we kept moving.

JUNE 13, Tupelo, MS
Today was a build day in Tupelo, MS with Habitat for Humanity. We arrived at the build site where there was a cinderblock frame of the house. We poured some concrete, laid floor supports, and finally got to nailing the base plywood flooring down to the ground. It was 97 degrees out with a heat index of 110!