Saturday, June 19, 2010

What goes up must come down...right?


...Unless, that is, you are talking about the hills of southeastern Rhode Island and Connecticut. Seriously. Who knew southern New England was so hilly? I am ok with hills, really I am. But when you have a seriously long steep climb with not much of a downhill, it can be an incredibly defeating feeling! (So about those Rockies….)

After all 31 riders ceremoniously dipped our back tires into the Atlantic Ocean in Providence last Monday, we took off for Plainfield, Ct. It was a really tough first day, with a 10.% max grade anda 3,076 foot elevation gain. Drew and Nicole have been tracking the stats for our rides each day and its kind of fun to see what we have done at the end of each day.

Day 1 - Providence, RI to Plainfield, Ct


10.7% max grade
39.03 m iles
3,076 ft gain


We arrived at the host around 4pm and had a great BBQ with the community there. Plainfield is roughly 30 miles west of Norwhich, Ct and currently has the highest number of foreclosures in the state of Connecticut. While we were not able to build in Plainfield, the community was very appreciative of our presentation on affordable housing and our overall mission to create more affordable housing in the United States.

Chris (the rider whose bike was stolen on the Greyhound) was able to buy a 1970 Schwinn racing bike off of Craigs List. While it is not ideal, he has been such a trooper about it!



p2sf2010!


Our first habitat build in Pawtucket, RI!

Joel, Sarah and Drew crossing into CT!


Roadside lunch stop!




Wheel Dip!

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