Charlotte, NC (Day 2)

8.6.2010

Today we woke up at 7:00am to start our layover day. We had a breakfast sponsored by the national office at Bojangles in the morning, with all the biscuit sandwiches we could eat. Afterwards, we drove over to a Pi Kapp alumni’s lake house to unwind for a bit. While we were there we went swimming out on the lake, rowing in the kayaks, and even went out on the speed boat for a bit. They had one of those big inflatable rafts that you could hold on to and get towed behind the boat. Unfortunately there was no water skiing, but the raft was a huge blast. Hurvey and I got bucked off going about 35 miles per hour, and took a few skips across the top of the water before we stopped moving. I couldn’t stop smiling.


After the lake we went to dinner at Matt Sandberg’s house, where we got a chance to meet his family and try some of his mom’s barbecue. We also got to goof off for a bit with his two golden retrievers. It was nice to play with a dog again. From there we headed over to the mall to pick up some secret santa style gag gifts for other members of the team. Each person has another cyclist’s name, and gets a joke gift to give to him when we arrive in Washington D.C. It should be a fun thing to do to wrap up the trip.

Bed time. 90 mile ride tomorrow.