I am biking across America in order to raise money and awareness for the affordable housing issue. The Central US group and I plan to take off May 21st from Virgina Beach, VA and end up in Canon Beach, OR by July 31st. Along the way we will trade our bikes for hammers and build/repair homes for affordable housing organizations approximately once a week.

25th July 2010

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i am now 3 hours behind my home’s time. the past few days, 7/23 - today, we have passed through Unity, John Day, and now we are in Dayville, OR. Had my first crash the other day… we were basically riding in a mini peloton, 2 people wide, when the person in the front crashed. I was second in line so i ran over her and went flying into some gravel on the side of the road as about 4 others piled up and the others avoided the crash. I didn’t have a mark on my body somehow, but everyone else came out with minor cuts and bruises. everyone is A okay and riding.

We recently camped next to a lake, in Unity, where we got to swim! In John day yesterday, i had DQ with some people and checked out the solar energy fair.

Today we had delicious pancakes, biscuits/gravy, bacon, sausage, eggs for breakfast thanks to our great hosts. Once in today’s town, we all got milkshakes, went to the park, played in the river, etc. i decided to catch a crawdad for my sister because she would of, had she seen the millions at our feet. i of course put it back after deciding not to boil the bad boy up. we split up over $14000 to 5 different affordable housing organizations tonight - congratulations to them!

got here at 10AM on this short ride day…been relaxing big time ever since. LiveLoveRide - B&B. Have a good one