School 7

School 7

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Vermont

Cycled into Rochester, Vermont today.  Climbed Mt. Bethel which at its highest point that we rode was about 2100 feet.  Not all that high, but it feels like it when you start at sea level.  It was about 7 miles of cycling uphill to get to the top.  The town was great and had a lot of neat little shops like a great bakery with only organic food.  Vermont is a very hip place, somewhere I would like to spend some more time in the future!

Stay tuned for New York State!

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Build Day 2

Hi everyone,
    We just finished our 2nd build day.  We rode our bikes to our build site from New Hampshire into Vermont.  This was one of my best Bike and Build experiences on a build site.  We built a deck for a lady who needed a handicapped ramp on her deck.  It was a long day of cutting wood and nailing it onto the deck and digging out dirt for the handicapped ramps.  We saw a lot of great results as we almost finished the whole thing after starting from scratch.  I will be posting pictures of the build when I  can.
   Here are some pictures that I have had saved up from the last few days.  There is an awesome pic of a mountain I climbed, a cool llama, a Fenway Park replica whiffle ball field and the capital building in Concord, New Hampshire.


Monday, June 25, 2012

New Hampshire continued

Hi,
   I have just finished day 3 of cycling.  I am in Lebanon, New Hampshire.  I have finally made it to a library so I can write a nice post and post some pictures from the state.  Today was very wet. We hit rain for the first time, but luckily we were only about 5 miles from the host site when it really started pouring.  The first day of riding was extremely difficult.  It was a 60 mile day, but included many climbs.  It was a very tough day.  Our hosts have been incredible and have made us great breakfasts and lunches so far.

I will post back soon with pictures.

Mr. Goldstein

Friday, June 22, 2012

Build Day #1

   We just finished out first build day.  What a long day it was; but it was full of hard and rewarding work.  Rob, another rider on the trip, and I worked on the roof of a home.  We were up on top of the roof in the hot sun measuring, cuttting, and nailing down the shingles to the roof.  It was the first time I did this exact type of work.  After a long day we were able to shower at the YMCA and get ready for a bbq.  The people here in New Hampshire have made us feel right at home by cooking for us and throwing us a nice welcoming party. 
    Tonight (Friday) will be our last night of policy meetings before we head out on a ride to Concord, New Hampshire.  There are many rules we have to learn to be as safe as possible on the road.  The first day will be about 55 miles.  Everyone is part of a chore group and I am working on "coolers" this week.  I have to fill up the coolers with water and Gatorade while also packing up the food in coolers and putting it into our trailer.  After the ride tomorrow I have to work with my group to unpack the food and store it at our new host site.  Other chores include laundry, breakfast, dinner, and packing the trailer with everyone's bags. 
    Hopefully I will have some great pictures to follow soon!  Keep posted and make sure to leave comments on the blog!
Mr. Goldstein



Thursday, June 21, 2012

First days of trip

Hi everyone! The first days have been so interesting. We are finishing orientation and building Friday. We did a ten mile practice ride for people to get used to riding with each other. I am so excited to start the real cycling Saturday. I have met many cool people from so many states. Two others are from New Jersey. I will do my best to keep you posted and take pictures as often as possible! Mr. Goldstein