Swivel, don't push

Day 3 - June 5

Am not quite adjusting to sleeping on hardwood floors yet, but getting there. Had our first of ten build days today. Arrived to an empty foundation and left having almost all of the floorboards in place. Effectively hammering a nail in is easily like top 10 feelings in life. Seriously. Always hold as low on the handle as possible and make sure to swing with the wrist rather than push with the arm, and you too can experience such nirvana. No powertools yet, but that time will come.

Bought an awesome super neon yellow windjacket at the shop. It may or may not have legally blinded some drivers on the way back.

Also stopped by our friend Robin's unique pet store, Plaid & Stripe. It had some super cool and funny things in it. Just when i think this guy cant be any cooler he then shows us his amazing vintage circus poster collection! Apparently there are upwards of 15,000 dogs in Providence but only 1,200 are registered which has serious effects of , and Providence Barks(insert link) is his advocacy effort to push for greater recognition of the pet owning population in Providence.

The wonderful people at St. Martin's church again treated us to an amazing potluck dinner tonight, and my hopes for actually gaining weight on the trip momentarily flared up. Their kindness, support, and enthusiasm have just been awe inspiring. I look forward to meeting more great people like them.

It's so odd how us riders only been with each other for two days but are already ridiculously close and friendly. It's great. Tomorrow we officially kick off. We'll dip our tires in the Atlantic Ocean and then start our first day of riding. On Aug 13, we'll complete our journey by dipping into the Pacific. Nothing like symbolism to inspire a sense of accomplishment...