Day 5 - 11:23 PM

Short Pump, VA

Finally, we're caught up to the right day. now things are back on track. 

So today was mostly just a relaxing day. Despite staying up late last night, I managed to get up at about 8:30 (Beat bus was at ten) and both got breakfast and squeezed a workout/shower in. It felt really good to start my day that way. 

We got on the bus, and while it wasn't superb, we definitely had some form of air conditioning which was really a life saver. After about 5 minutes they decided to put on Monty Python, and knowing how carsick it makes me, I promptly went back to sleep. 

By the time I woke up, we were in Richmond, and getting dropped off at a park. The alumni association made sandwiches for us, but not enough, so a handful of people (myself included) didn't get one, though there were cookies and chips to stave off the hunger. 

We checked into the hotel and as I walked into the room, I was greeted by the delightful warmth of a stuffy room - with a broken air conditioner. What else would it be at this point? So I let the front desk know, and then in an effort to just get out and about a few friends and I went to the mall, which was about a mile away. 

We ended up walking around for a bit and then sat down for a lunch at California Pizza Kitchen (great pizza, by the way), and just talked for the next two and a half hours until we had finished and walked back. The rest of the night was really relaxing and was just a recovery with some chilling and a short swim. We've got a slightly early day tomorrow, with a concert in the afternoon, but after that we are free again. It should be a good show.