Athens

I felt a bit sluggish this morning, and it was probably due to the limited sleep that I have been receiving over the past week. So it took around 20 miles for me to get in the groove with our first full day in Georgia. The funny thing is that the people here don't really like us too much. How did we find this out? Drivers called the cops and two separate times they pulled groups over to instruct them how to ride on the ride. Funny isn't it?

The afternoon was a great ride into the home of Georgia University in Athens. Everywhere you go, there is a Bulldog some how involved with the store, restaurante or community center. The church had a great welcome for us here by constantly having food out from the time that we arrived and the time that we left.

We mentioned to arrive into the city early enough to go downtown and see the campus. One of our riders, Adam, is a recent grad from Georgia so he managed to show us the great parts of the area. We had the best Milk Shake in town with Adam and his UGA gang that were in the area. I would have to say that the University brings in a lot of diversity that you can't find any where else in Georgia. I liked it but didn't love it, overall good place to visit!

The dinner tonight was one of the grandest feasts with food from the grill and salads/sides prepared by members of the church. It was a pot luck that made all audiences and offered us some time to interact with locals of Athens. They were very welcoming as we shared stories and did a group presentation of Bike & Build! I would possibly say that they were the best host so far, it is difficult to match their ongoing supply of food and warm welcome!