Day 7 - September 11, 2010 - Cairo, IL to Ridgely, TN

This morning we loaded bikers and their bikes into the van and drove through Cairo and across the bridge to Kentucky. Initially we could not find a spot to pull over and unload so we ended up driving almost 10 miles before we could offload and start to ride. After about 20 miles we found a nice place for breakfast in Columbia where the waitress was also the cook and busboy. Probably the cheapest place I have ever eaten, toast and coffee for one dollar. Back on the bikes we rode to MeMaw’s Resturant in Jonesborough at about 50 miles. Lunch was so-so and the waitress wore a t-shirt which said La-Tee-Fricking-Da. We assumed that was somewhat of a statement about her attitude in general. From there we headed south once again. Mid afternoon we took a break at Boyette’s Restaurant by Reelfoot Lake State Park. There I read an interesting eyewitness account of the earthquake which happened on December 16th, 1811 and continued on until February 7th, 1812. Very bizarre that it continued on for such an n extended period of time. I have the article if anyone would like to read it. From there we rode on to Ridgley, TN where we all loaded into the van and drove to our motel in Dyersburg, TN. We arrived at the motel at about 4pm, took a quick shower, changed clothes and got back into the van and headed off to 5 o’clock mass. After that it was diner and back to the motel fore some rest.