Had a terrible night's sleep. My left arm was quite sore in spite of having taken two Tylenol #2 prior to going to bed. I was also a bit cold in spite of a long sleeved shirt and a T-shirt. I put my yellow cycling jacket on at 1:15 AM. We got up at 7:00 and after packing our gear and tent we cycled to Tim's at the "Mall" for breakfast. I was looking forward to a some oatmeal, etc. but the toaster oven wasn't working and only cold wraps or sandwiches were available. We settled for ham and cheese with lettuce and tomato and chocolate milk and carrot muffin to take with us. We met 2 other cyclists on route to Halifax and the 2 bikers from our campsite also showed up for breakfast. They're on their way back to Riviere-du-Loup. After breakfast we cycled along hwy 144 to Grand Falls. It was a lovely day with clear blue skies, a nice paved shoulder and a slight tail wind which kept us moving along at 22-24 kph. we arrived in Grand Falls at 1:00 (2:00 local). We stopped at a gas station for a pit stop and got 2 cold drinks. The sky to the West suddenly became quite dark and we could see the rain coming towards us. We quickly got on our bikes and cycled to the Hilltop Motel/Restaurant which the gas station manager had recommended. We arrived just as the rain caught up with us. We had to quickly put our bikes under the porch that ran along the front of the motel rooms. A room for the night was $113 but I managed to talk her down to $93 plus taxes for a room with a queen size bed, TV, mini fridge, microwave, Keurig coffee machine, and free Wi-Fi. We unloaded our bikes and locked them up on the porch outside our room. We ate our lunch of PB on buns and carrot muffins before having a nice hot shower. I lay down for a nap before going for a walk to a nearby mall for some Benadryl and some groceries. We walked back to the motel, put our groceries away and went over to the restaurant for dinner. We both had a very nice meal of liver and onions with mashed potatoes, peas and corn, gravy (on the side) and coleslaw and a huge date square and ice cream for dessert. Bev wanted to go for a walk to see the falls but I wanted to go and work on the blog. We watched TOR vs BAL.
We hope to cycle as far as Hartland possibly even Woodstock tomorrow. Took a Benadryl earlier so I'm starting to fade. Goodnight all.
Hilltop Motel and Restaurant, Grand Falls, NB
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