Build Day in Bremerton

This morning the clouds rolled in and there was rain in the forecast.  We were supposed to be working outside with the Bremerton Habitat for Humanity, but due to local policies we would be doing plan b.  The group was split into a morning and afternoon crew because it would be hard to place 35 volunteers at one time.

I was in the morning crew so walked five minutes up the road to the ReStore building.  Habitat accepts donated building items and sells them way below retail prices to local builders and DIY'ers.  We were split up into subgroups: one went to work on a gravel project, one group worked on labeling doors, one group organized the store and another was building shelving for donated windows.

Around lunch time there was a changing of the guard and we all ate lunch before the afternoon crew took over.  Sadly we had to say goodbye to the rest of the part one crew as they were hopping on the ferry to Seattle in a few hours.  There were hugs and tears all around and it began to sink in that I would soon be heading home myself. 

As the afternoon wore on, laundry crew made it back to the host, I finally finished my postcards and packaged up my bikes and people were getting in much needed naps. Dinner crew once again pulled out a miracle using most of the donated veggies and using up what was in the bin; tonight we feasted on veggie stir-fry. 

After dinner the remaining and new riders were renumbered and some details for tomorrow's ride.  Here we have el Jefe in his natural habitat.

Someone had gotten The Hike on Redbox so we hooked up the projector and all cuddled up to spend our final hours in Bremerton.  It was a great way to spend my last night with the crew.  Tomorrow I will be up bright and early to catch a ferry to Seattle and head East.