The children from Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship jump at the opportunity to carry the torch.

North Carolina continues to entertain us with huge weather swings. Yesterday we were drenched to the bone. Today we're battling the heat and humidity.

Despite the weather, the running was inspiring and we had some very nice meetings.

The torch comes into the Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship.

Our first meeting took place at the Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Durham, NC. We were welcome by about a dozen enthusiastic bright and children along with teacher Emily Smith, Joy Greenwolfe, and Stephen Phillips the assistant director of religious education.

Stephen Phillips also a priest blesse the torch.

We would like to thank director Kate Beasley for making it all possible.

In Carrboro, Mayor Mark Chilton with Sarbaga introduces the run to the crowd gathered for the weekly live entertainment at Weaver Street Market.

We passed the torch around much to the delight of the crowd. Francesco makes the team an interesting tofu dog and cheese sandwich. Something tells me they don't eat these in Italy. We managed to squeeze .6 miles out of our injured director. It's not eazy being out here injured. You really want to run not only to contribute to the team, but just to really grasp the spirit. Our symbol. Sarbaga with our girls team: Teekhnata, Maheeshi and Anja. Thanks to Sarbaga for taking good care of us as we make our way across North Carolina. Arpan checking in on our mobile garden. Today at the end of one the boys teams' run, they met a wonderful family who encouraged their efforts. Laura and Jim and their kids Ashley and Christopher (pictured above) cheered the runners on. Ashley offer, " I like to tell jokes but no one ever laughs at them." Needless to say this cracked us all up. Thanks for the inspiration.

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