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I got up around 7:30 and made my way across the street to Bob Evens for some breakfast. I took some time to work on my blogs and then figure out the bus and train routes to down town. It … Continue reading →

Today was the day I planned on getting to St. Louis. I had been looking for a couch surf for my two night in town but had no responses yet. It was looking like rain for the day so I … Continue reading →

I got up around 6 again and packed my stuff then walked next door to the Park-Et restaurant for breakfast. I was not really motivated to climb hills today so I lingered at leaving till about 9. I knew I … Continue reading →

Got up around 6 and packed my stuff then went and had breakfast in the lobby cafe. They had decent food here… probably ate to much… My body was really sore today and I was not looking forward to riding. … Continue reading →

Day 11: Fri. Aug. 9 I woke up around 6 and grabbed some hotel breakfast. I knew that today would be the start of my hill rides. My body was tired from the long day yesterday but I had to … Continue reading →

I got up around 6 and packed my stuff on my bike. Hotel breakfast. I wanted to get to Sikeston today which I estimated to be around 85 miles so I wanted to get an early start. I headed out … Continue reading →

I got up around 6 and packed my gear. After saying goodbye, I headed off again around 7:30. I set my sights on Dyersburg as my destination for the day. Only 75 miles. Headed up 51 again. Traffic was a … Continue reading →

I left the hotel around 8:30 and once again made my way up 51. The traffic started to get a little heavier but still tolerable. I was only about 25 miles to Graceland. Made it over the border and to … Continue reading →

After a week of testing my bodies ability to handle abuse, I decided to take a day off… well kind of… I had wanted to get to Memphis this week but it was still over 100 miles away. I didn’t … Continue reading →

As morning rolled in, so did all the early morning fishermen. First boat went in around 5:30am. I got up round 6 and packed my gear. I had determined that my best route would take me up the Natchez Trace … Continue reading →