Tuesday June 26 Richibucto to Nappan outside Miramichi 62 km

Didn't sleep really well as I was afraid of oversleeping and we were planning on a 6:00 am departure.  Finally got up around 5:20 and tried to use the ipod in the room, but I was having trouble with the internet cutting in and out.  We packed up and loaded bikes.  Michel, friend of Bev's, had joined us for dinner last night and he arrived with muffins, nuts and juice.  We were very appreciative of that  seeing there were no restaurants open for breakfast.  With the threat of rain we wanted to be in the Miramichi by 11 before the scheduled rain.  We followed the #134 til it joined the #11 (originally we were to follow the #134 all around the coast, but with the threat of rain we opted for the straight drive down the #11)  We found a convenience store around the 20 km mark and had muffins and coffee.  Ricki, the health food person, had a packaged sausage, egg breakfast sandwich, which was heated in the microwave.  While he was eating it, we read the package and discovered that it was processed in Illinois, and God knows when!!  We had a great laugh over that.  From then we pacelined again, at a great pace of around 28-32..... Bob hit a pothole which dislodged his load and caused the screw to pull out of the rack.  We stopped for a quick repair, but unfortunately we didn't have a screw that would fit the threads in the missing spot.  After contemplating, and Bob and I switching some bags so that now I am carrying one of the heavier ones,  Geoff came along and hooked up a bungie, which seems to work great.  We proceeded enroute, pacelining, and arrived at the Esso City Limits convenience where there was a restaurant.  We stopped for breakfast where MaryAnne says they "have the biggest plate of food on earth".  Bob had  a homemade fish cake that was 6 inches in diameter and 3 inches wide, along with egges, toast.  I had bacon and eggs....craved some grease.  We were only 6 km from out destination and arrived in Nappan at the home of Greg and Flora, friends of Bev and Geoff's.  They actually were retrieving their mail at the end of the driveway when we came along.  Luckily, as the rain was just beginning.  They have a new large barn outback where we parked the bikes and ourselves, and sat out of the rain, actually watching the enslaught of rain and enjoying a brewsky.  The weather for the next few days looks like more wet weather, but not the deluge that just fell here.  We are enjoying a family day with Greg and Flora and 4 year old twin boys and a 7 year old daughter.  It is very gracious of them to house us for the night!!  I think most are retreating to our assigned rooms to nap, seeing we had such an early start to the day.