We're still enjoying the beautiful southern town of Chapel Hill, North Carolina! We spent the past two days building with Habitat for Humanity in nearby towns; yesterday our group worked in Durham, one group worked on a resoration site while the other group finished one house and framed a second house. Today we worked all together Hillsborough; we worked mostly with siding and suffit. We were also lucky enough to attend a dedication of a Habitat home! It was touching to see how joyful and grateful the family was to finally have a place to call home. Both days were very rewarding, but we are all anxious to get on our bikes again. We are still awaiting the first state line...
Unfortunately, tomorrow will be our hardest day yet; we are expecting a steady rain all day, the biggest and most hills we've seen yet, and the greatest number of miles most of us have ever riden in a day.
Although the daily routine is beginning to feel normal and the group is coming to work like a well-oiled machine, we are still stopped in our tracks every day by the generosity shown to us by our hosts. We have been feed more food than anyone should ever eat, we have been welcomed into several people's homes (and dorms, when we couldn't use the showers in the university gym), we have been offered hundreds of dollars of donations for the organization, we have accepted phone numbers and business cards from people who want to help us, we have been welcomed into a backyard pool mid-ride, and we have received well wishes from everyone we have come in contact with. We are all feeling mighty blessed and lucky. Quite a treat since we all dedicated the summer to helping other people!
We hope you are all doing well, and would love to hear from you! We both have our phones and e-mails. Or you can leave a comment below this post! And don't forget our postal drops (listed below)!
Take care,
Molly
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