Day two of Bike and Build is in the books and boy is this summer going to be amazing! After a little confusion over the wake up time we all biked over to a Habitat build site in Providence located on Jefferson Ave. We were met by Herman, our Dutch accented Habitat executive director, who promptly put us to work. Splitting into five groups we each took a separate floor in the duplex and got to work. We were off to a fast start working on ‘cutting’ the intersection of the ceiling and wall throughout the duplex, as well and putting a second coat on most of the walls. Throughout the day we kept motivated by coming up with lyrics to a song in honor of our cohort Amy, who has yet to join us on our trip. We were greeted at noon with an unbelievable lunch sponsored by a local BBQ joint. Ribs, chicken, slaw, and cornbread quickly met our ravenous mouths, there was no chance there would be leftovers. Back to work for the second half of the day we put the finishing touches on the trim and played a couple of guessing games. What is dead but still grows? The answer is clearly Gabe’s moustache. As the day came to an end Herman hollered to us announcing that ice cream was on the side of the house. Thinking he had picked up a couple of cartons of the ‘good stuff’ we were all surprised to see (and hear) an ice cream truck parked on the side of the house! After helping ourselves to firecracker pops, ninja turtles, Batman, and shaved ice we completed cleanup at the site. After snapping a few group pictures we rode back to Hillel for some afternoon errands. The excitement is high back at base camp as we prep for our first pre-ride sleep. More updates to come as we will officially begin the biking portion of our trip tomorrow! Wheel dipping ceremony at 8:15!!
