Opened car door to put suitcases in - WHEW ! - what smells ?!! EGAD - Ralf left wet socks and shoes in car overnight. Once again Ralf, cardinal rule #9 from Top 10 list 2011 " keep cycling shoes and socks double bagged when left overnight in car". Necessary to drive with windows open to air Escape out. Fortunately not raining today. Good- bye Florenceville, home of the McCain French fry. Don't think I will ever be returning.
Ralf unable to find his Bum Butter. Really needs to lather up. He thinks it fell out of suitcase last night when all his clothes fell out of suitcase. He didn't want to ask at front desk if anybody turned it in so when he rode off I asked receptionist. No one turned it in; checked under car and nothing there.
Will buy a diaper rash cream ( Penaten ) at drugstore if I happen to see one.
Today it's a cloudy day but sun is peeking through. Half expected to see Noah on his ark yesterday.
Stopped at the Celtic Fox Coffee House - a coffee shop with a gallery of local artisans works. A hub of activity. Women, children, men of all ages. Think some of them were the local artists. Love the interaction of people in small towns. Ralf met up with me here but took off after he downed an ice tea. I lingered longer as I loved to hear the chitter chatter and exchanges of stories between the people. I had finished my coffee but I faked drinking coffee from an empty cup so I had reason to hang out longer. I just kept writing in my journal - they probably thought I was a writer like J.k. Rowling. Men sitting outside, women and children sitting inside coffee house and R.K. Rowling.
Back in car, odour still lingering. Phone call from Ralf "technical difficulties" needs support vehicle to meet him as unable to pedal. Apparently shoe cleat broke off so can't clip in to pedal. Bike placed in car; off to bike shop (Savages) in Fredericton to get new clips for cycle shoes, new spare tire, a couple of tire tubes, Bum Butter, tune up as gears coated in mud and sludge.
3:00 bike good to go. No wind, asphalt good, flat road. But bum extremely sore despite application of bum butter before leaving store. Ralf hoping to get a little TLC from nurse tonight as bum really sore. Nurse Valerie rx'd warm sitz bath in tub tonight and apply more bum butter.
No place to lodge tonight from where Ralf stopped cycle (7:45). In the middle of nowhere. So drove to Sussex- accommodation at Amsterdam Inn and Suites. 3 rooms left- lovely place. Went across street to have dinner -wings ,cold beer and decadent chocolate cake a la mode and whipped cream.
Tomorrow am we will drive back 45 min to pick up where Ralf left off (Coles Island).
Goal for tomorrow - push hard and get to Port Elgin. Almost there ( Charlottetown :)!
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