A tough day but good progress

Leaving Merrimack at 6:53,  we immediately hit the hills which stayed with us off and on all day.  The combination of heat and hills wore us down but we laid down forty-five miles in four hours and twenty minutes.  Riding on empty and a bit light headed we found a Hanfords super market discreetly hidden off the road in North Berwick, Maine.  Salad, chocolate mile, fresh cherries and gator aid rejuvenated us for the final ten miles to Sanford.  The last hour starting at noon was very hot with the sun bearing down on us.  The road was a straight well engineered two lane road.  The traffic was fast moving but so was our progress; we arrived at the Sanford Inn with our bodies spent.  A low rent motel but a welcome relief.  Betsy and Evans two daughters drove north to Maine and after hellacious July 4th weekend traffic stopped by our motel.  We all dined out at the local Mexican restaurant.  Reluctantly, I lighted my bike load and let Betsy take my camping gear and top rear bag, around twenty five pounds.   The final push to Little Sebago lake will start very early tomorrow morning. Forty-five miles on decent roads with a few hills.