I'm 13 days into this 80-something day adventure and I'm already starting to lose track of what we did where. It's a lot like summer camp. I think it's the schedule of the day's events along with chore groups and allotted free time.
And spending 24-7 with 31 people makes you feel like you've known them a year, not two weeks. We've already biked seven days I think, which adds up to about 500 miles and we've had two build days.
The first was in Charleston, SC, where we demolished and then reroofed the Robinson family's aging house in one day. It was a rehab project with the local Habitat chapter.
And we did a ton more demo work in Athens, GA at an apartment complex. The place had evolved into a haven for crime and the local Habitat chapter had us come out to gut several of the 16 substandard apartments in the two buildings.
It'll almost be weird when we finally build something.
The biking has been hard between the intense sun exposure and the heat rash/chaffing. I have some sweet racing stripes already. Ten more weeks in the sun and my knees are gonna look like old catchers' mits.
I don't ride as fast as most of the people but I figure I can get anywhere at 13 or so mph.
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