Our day started out a bit shaky as we approached our left hand turn onto a bridge only to find a major detour. As we were googling the reroute, we found that it was going to tack on an additional 35 miles to our already 92 mile ride. This did not make for happy Bike & Builders. At all. Lucky for us, Chris and Laura rode through to the construction site and got permission for all of us to walk our bikes across the site. It was life changing news.
My perception of Kansas before crossing the state line: hot, flat, windy, desolate (you get the idea). While it was unbearably hot, unbelievably windy and quite flat, we rolled into Lawrence Kansas and was pleasantly surprised. The main strip (Massachusetts street) was lined with shops, restaurants, bars, and there was a total artsy feel to it. People were out and about and it felt so good to be in a place where there was a lot going on. And, we are here for a whole two days as well which is awesome!
I rode in with Nicole and Lindsey and we headed right to the hairdressers where Nicole promptly chopped all of her hair off...she jumped right on the mohawk bandwagon. It looks so cute! We then showered up and headed to dinner at Johnny's, a local college pub. We had dinner with the Lawrence Habitat chapter members and the family that will eventually be moving into the house we are helping build here in Lawrence. It is the first family we have met so far and it was cool to add that dynamic and perspective to the Habitat experience. I believe they will be working on the site with us the next few days as well!
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