The ride into Santa Fe was a lot of fun. I am really enjoying the landscape here in New Mexico. This is definitely my favorite state thus far :) Today's ride had lots of up and downs but my body is adjusting more and more with each ride. Tiff has had a few nose bleeds due to the altitude but I have been lucky so far. Today we only had one lunch stop and it was a few miles past where we expected it to be but it was worth it because it took us to the top of the hill. At lunch we met a guy who is biking from California to Virginia!! It was nice to talk with him and hear about his journey. After lunch there was more climbing but everything was so beautiful that it was hard to get discouraged. Almost into town we stumbled across a wonderful restaurant called Real Food Nation :) The best veggie food. It's so refreshing to have food options again I have to say. I ate entirely too much food and then hit the road again. Tiff and I got a little lost on our way to the host but we were able to find our way to the host. We are staying at Our Lady of Guadelupe Church. The church is beautiful! It is surrounded by roses and other beautiful flowers. The area of the church that they have us staying in is very similar to a class room. The shower here is very interesting to say the least... closet converted into shower with absolutely no temp control what so ever lol. Elayna came to see me tonight!!!! Brettly cleaned my bike so that I could visit and then a bunch of us hit the town to explore. Santa Fe is beautiful. Definitely some place that I need to come back to at some point in my life. Catching up with Elayna was so so so much fun. I truly have great friends.
Building here has also been nice. When we got to the work sight they divided us into groups to do a men's build and a women's build. I spent most of the day laying down black paper and covering it with chicken wire so that the plaster can be sprayed on within the next few days. I spent most of the day working with Elayna, Prachi, and Sadie. All in all we had a good time. I even conquered my fear of the ladder once again. I love build days and I am really glad that I was able to share this one with Elayna. Back on the bike tomorrow!!!
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