Day Fourteen - Rest Day Drumheller

Today I slept in until 8 because it was a rest day.  For breakfast I had my regular cheerios and banana and a large cup of tea.  In Banff I bought the GSI Fairshare mug 28 fluid oz (about 3.5 cups) that I use  as a cup to drink my tea.  One cup is normally enough.

Ken, John, and Arlen went to the golf course 3 km down the road only to find out that the cook wasn't in until 11 am but still managed to eat muffins and egg burritos.

Many people today went to the dinosaur museum 5 km away but I opted to go into town to check it out and eat some lunch.  5 others joined me and we got a cab to travel the 15 km into town.  On a rest day is a chance to do what we normally don't have time for during a regular riding day.  A couple needed hair cuts, others banking, one needed shoe repairs.

For lunch 3 of us visited a restaurant recommended by John Catuchi (not sure on the spelling) Bernie & the Boys Bistro.  It is a true burger joint and was busy as we went at noon.  We ordered our food at the counter and then sat and waited 25 minutes for our food.  It was ok but I've had better.

The couple of guys that needed a haircut were turned away because the next available appointment was in a week or so.  The shoe repair didn't go so well either.  Yesterday the cobbler said he could fix it in a hour and today he said that he needed a week because he didn't like the construction of the shoe.

While 2 of the group went to the museum 4 of us were trying to find a spot to have a drink and have lunch (not me though).  After being ignored in one establishment we went to another listed high on TripAdvisor but they were not licensed.  The waitress told us about another spot and it was closed.  On our last attempt we found a place that was air conditioned and licensed and we all had a cold drink and they ate lunch.

Pretty boring stuff.  My girlfriend said to write more exciting stuff but I can't make it up.

Ken told me a story about when he was camping and he woke up to find to skunks had chewed through his tent and were rooting through his stuff.  They left the tent shortly after his discovery and no spraying occurred.  Although that would be a good story.  His daughter from Calgary visited today with his two very cute grandsons and they also brought us donughts.  mmmmmm jelly.

A couple of us finished the day off with a quick swim followed by a shower and an ice cream from the store at the campground.  Tomorrow we are going 145 km and when we arrive the towns people are putting on a potluck for us.  Sounds like a good end to the day.

Lunch at Bernie & the Boys in Drumheller

Sunset at the campground

Drumheller water tower