Monday's LESSON OF THE DAY: Its hot in the south.
Stupid lesson, I know. But really, this cold weather girl is not used to the heat! We did a really great ride from Columbia on this day and while it wasn't too bad when we were riding it was really, really hot when we stopped. At one point on some blacktop we stopped to double check our directions and I literally felt like I was baking. I've moved from 30 to 50 SPF because on day two of the trip my tan lines were already out of control. The 50 seems to be doing the trick, so at least I'm not burning on a daily basis now. We ended in a town called Newberry which was really cute, and we made some friends with a few shop owners on their Main Street. The host for that night was great, and made us a big lasagna dinner which was perfect! That night was taken up mostly with very intense games of Knock Out in the gym (the basketball game that you play with two balls...) and Mary proved to be much more apt at the game than the gents. I stayed out of the game for fear of embarrassing myself...a good choice I think.
Park in Columbia
Park in Columbia
First bales of hay!The day sucked. I'm pretending it didn't exist.
Wednesday's LESSON OF THE DAY: Don't sleep in the same room as me when my sister is in labor.
The most exciting news of all is that I am officially Aunt Claire! My sister gave birth to a beautiful little girl early Wednesday morning named Nora Claire. Isn't that the most perfect name ever? :) So those in the room with me that night were forced to put up with me in and out answering phone calls and text messages and playing solitaire on my phone because I couldn't sleep AT ALL. But the lack of sleep didn't bother me a bit, and now I have a reason to pedal hard to get to Colorado so I can meet her! Both mom and baby are doing great, and our whole family is so happy to have a brand new member! I'll upload some pics soon.
The rest of the day in Greenville was great, this was our first day off and we all really needed it. Our bodies are still adjusting to our new schedules so a day off was definitely appreciated. A bunch of us went for a southern breakfast at a little diner, and then spent some time wandering around Greenville which is a really cute little city. We had dinner that night at a restaurant donated by Bill West who is a Bike & Build board member, so it was great to talk to him and he actually did the ride from Newberry to Greenville with us the previous day.
The breakfast crew on Main StreetThursday's LESSON OF THE DAY: 56 miles is a breeze.
I never thought I would say that, but this was a great ride even though the majority of it was in the pouring rain. It was actually great because it kept us cool and we rode as a pretty big pack the whole way on back country roads so it was a lot of fun. We also crossed over our first border which was very exciting!! We have officially biked through a whole state. Only 12 more to go...
Also, lunch on this day was great because we went through Anderson and went to the home of a Bike & Build alum. Her mom fed us an awesome lunch, and we got interviewed by the paper too. I'll post a link to any media stuff that we can find. We've been interviewed a bunch of times now.
Rainy but happy
Welcome to Georgia!
Hi Everyone!!
ReplyDeleteMy name is Phillip Noble, and I’m the Youth Director at Heflin FUMC. It’s my understanding that your group will be staying the night at our church this coming Monday. We are very excited that you’ll be staying here in Heflin, and we greatly appreciate and respect what you are doing it and why you are doing it. I will be staying with you at the church, and acting as your liaison/chauffeur to the bustling metropolis at large, if so needed. If there is anything that I can do in preparation of your visit (lots of ice packs & Tylenol perhaps?), please feel free to let me know, by cell (256-452-4321) or email (phillipnoble1@gmail.com). Just know that your group is in our prayers for a safe, speedy, and cramp free journey. See you soon!
Phillip