Day 11. Hinton to Edson. May 8. 90 km.

Cold is the operative word as evidenced by the flakes of snow that we saw at breakfast. By the time we left the motel, the temperature was about 2C and in Edson it was 6C on arrival.  We made good progress going up to Obed summit, which is the highest point on the Yellowhead highway at 

1162 metres.

 

 

Although it was cold, fortunately it wasn't wet and the wind was blowing from the west and pushed us nicely. On arrival in Edson, we had chili at St. Timothy's; we decided to stay in Edson rather than going further. As we were in Edson by 1 PM, we could have gone on to Wildwood but the cold made it less fun.

While warming up at Tim Horton's, I booked a room at the Travel Lodge less than half a km towards Edmonton. They gave us a spacious room with a sitting area and breakfast for $87, our best value on the ride.

I plan to check out Sobey's for deli food that will have fewer carbs and more vegetables. Restaurant meals tend to be higher in carbs and lacking vegetables. Yesterday we ate a tasty meal at a Japanese restaurant but it was high in noodles.

We went to Sobey's and got a big salad and their roast beef.  It was delicious. I would so again. We also picked up a bottle of wine, which went well with the beef.