day 8, tuesday evening, lock 9, Rotterdam Junction

hanging out at a stewart's again. i've had all 3 meals at a stewart's today

breakfast sausage sandwhich and an orange juice. bought snacks for the road

lunch, bacon cheeseburger and a crispy chicken sandwich, and an entire fruit tub thing. it was mostly that orange melon, but it was a lot of melon. also drank a non-alcoholic beer.

dinner asian chicken wrap and half pint of stewarts choc peanut butter ice cream. had to toss the rest sadly....

i'm feeling better now that i stopped with the gatorade. i get plenty of salt from the food i've been eating. just water.

the grave yard was in disrepair, but there was a similar looking one a mile down the road with all the trucks working.

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