Day 8 May 28^th Little Orleans Campground to Cumberland  MD.  This was a short day of riding with miles at 45.98 and flat riding except for the short ups at each lock on the C&O Canal.  We started the day with breakfast at Bill’s Store in Little Orleans.  Bill’s is a true step back in time and great taste of the flavor of western Maryland.  We met another rider who lives in Peter’s Township, near Pittsburgh.  When I mentioned I was from Carnegie, Ralph asked me if I knew Debbie Stienhart.  Debbie was a classmate at Carnegie High.  Jack Stienhart, her older brother, might have been in my sister Janet’s grade.  Ralph is married to Kim Stienhart the youngest of the family.  It is a small world.  Last night’s rain made the canal a little sloppy but not as bad as expected, at least during the early part of the day.  We made good time to the Paw Paw Tunnel.  The first time canal riders were in awe of the engineering feat.  Then things started to happen.  First, Bob had a flat tire coming out of the tunnel.  He must have picked up a rock splinter on the trail into the tunnel.  Next, Dave hit a fallen branch an went down.  Nothing bad, but some scrapes.  Next, Sam hit a muddy area and went down.  Sam’s shoulder was, and still is, quite sore, but he is still riding.  We stopped in Old Town, MD for lunch as recommended by my Pittsburgh friend Ralph.  Unfortunately, the School House Restaurant was closed on Memorial Day.  We were able to buy some chips, sodas, and ice cream.  As we rode into Cumberland, Bob’s tire went flat again.  The Bike Shop fixed it for a tidy sum.  I watched a few trains in Cumberland but to bed early.  Tomorrow we head up and up and up the Great Allegheny Passage trail.