Today we got an early start due to the heat. I believe the heat index was 111F at one point. We worked on framing walls most of the day, but some complications prevented us from putting them up. We were split into a couple groups and my group determined the slants on the boards used for framing. We then carried all the boards (there were a lot!) across the lot and then started the framing. Some of the highlights of the day were people nailing the frames to the flooring (oops..), some parts of the frames had to be adjusted due to wrong measuring, etc. It was somewhat of a frustrating day due to many complications and the heat, but we were done at noon and it turned out to be a good day.
The rest of the day was spent exploring Charlottesville. We went to the downtown area for food (Five Guys), got Sweet Frog Frozen Yogurt for 50c per person (Thanks to Daniel and his spanish speaking abilities), browsed some used-bookstores, and we tried a "real sugar" coke. Some of us went to get bike maintenance at a local shop, and I also got to talk to my mom and Brian on the phone for a while.
Back at the host, a group of us tried to change Daniel's pedals, but while we were very unsuccessful, there were many laughs. Da'Quan was cracking Daniel and me up as he worked with us. There were several times our efforts were put on hold because we were laughing too hard. Jillian and I did some bike maintenance in preparation for the upcoming two riding days, which we heard would be really hard (one day really hilly and the other over a hundred miles). A group of us also laid around in the library and talked for a while - this is one of my favorite things on the trip because you learn a lot about one another.
Headed to Washington, VA tomorrow and taking on the Blue Ridge Turnpike!
No pics from today, but we had some pretty good quotes: "Your bike has bronchitis?!" - Eduardo, "Like 50 First Dates?" - me
Good; Blue Ridge Parkway is as "cool" as it will be on Friday. Enjoy the mountains!
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