I arrived in Tuscaloosa Alabama during a rain storm, that continued for the first 3 days of the build.   That’s OK, it means inside work. There are 6 RVers here, this is my first time as team lead.   What a great group!   2 couples and a single guy I met at the FROG rally and convinced to join a build.   Also with us is the team lead from the last group.   They were supposed to go to Aniston Georgia for their next build, but were rained out.   It’s nice to have his experience added to our group. Joining us for the first week are two church groups from Illinois and Missouri.   We couldn’t have asked for a better group, everyone is so easy to work with and a pleasure to be around.   Camp Y is a YMCA camp, I’m not sure if Habitat took it over or just gets to use it.   One of the site supervisors (Peter) lives here in a house called the Lion’s Den.   There are two bunk houses that the church group is occupying.   We have a bath house and a huge rec room/kitchen complete with fi

I was in Ocala for the about 3 weeks.   I love all the hiking and biking the area has to offer!   I stayed at Santos Campground, which is also a trail head for the Florida Trail as well as miles and miles of mountain biking trails. I used to do a bit of mountain biking, but it can be pretty tough.   When I was a member of the Virginia Air National Guard unit near Richmond, we used to bring our bikes to drill and go riding after work.   More often than not, on Monday morning I would report to the clinic to have something x-rayed.   The trails we rode were pretty technical, with lots of obstacles, rocks, moguls, hills and ditches.    In one spectacular wreck, I went flying over the handlebars, landing elbow first.   I burst the bursa, (a fluid filled sack) and it swelled up very nicely.   To add insult to injury, I bent the end of my handlebar. That required some minor surgery to saw off a little from both ends to make them even.   The trails here are nice and level, not too techn