Birmingham

So we finally said good bye to our friends in Helfin with a full stomach from a great southern breakfast of grits, eggs, bacon, sausage, biscuits and gravy. We had the food the fuel to us for the epic 98 mile route all the way to Birmingham. The route was simple as we took one route until the metro area but it still offered some great little stops and places to see.

We biked over a bridge along a river that looked a little muggy, but didn’t keep me from jumping in on my lunch break. My favorite part was watching trains cross the river as I swam; I continue to love all these trains along our route! Our second lunch stop brought us right next to a Sonic and of course we were able to get half off all drinks for their Happy Hour. When I say drinks, I mean of course slushies and milkshakes! So we ate some PBJs, fruit, vegetables and a high dose of sugar through Sonic. This helped fuel us for the patience and energy to get through Birmingham.

Unfortunately, we were staying on the west side of town and had to make our way through the whole Metropolitan Area to make our way into Fairfield. So it was fun to bike through all the neighborhoods, find all those turns on our route and continuously stop at traffic lights. Oh life in a big city, you got to love it! I was fortunately trained through my life in Boulder for this one.

So we made it to Fairfield and I ended up biking an extra four miles just to bike 100 miles to make it a Century Ride. Everyone was exhausted but fortunately we had a barbecue buffet dinner waiting for us as we arrived thanks to a local church. The even better part were the bunks beds that we had to sleep on, so we got to sleep in to 7 PM and get a real bed to sleep on. How lucky we are! I look forward to the build with the Birmingham Habitat for Humanity, should be a good one.