Day 8, July 11-Big Pine Campground (Dover, TN) to Waverly, TN

46.53 miles

N36.05 X W87.49

By the time morning came the rain had stopped, but everything was quite wet since it had rained most of the night. We packed up and went back over to the Catfish Kitchen for breakfast. We started out climbing a long hill and at the top we made our first turnoff. The map warned us today about getting confused on the first turnoff, so we carefully watched our mileage and turned when it was exactly correct. We biked about 4 miles and came right back to the Catfish Kitchen. Second try…this time I asked someone. He gave us exact directions, so after the 4 or 5 mile warm-up (including the long hill twice), we finally found the right path. And a hilly one it was today. This was monster hill day. They came after us all day long, one after another. By the time we reached Waverly, we were both exhausted. There were no campgrounds within 20 miles so we stayed at the Imperial Motel. When I call ahead, and I usually do, I always ask in this order: price, wireless internet, pool, hot tub. For this one I got $50.00, wireless internet, no pool, Jacuzzi. Turns out the price was about the only thing correct. The wireless wasn’t working properly at least with our laptop, the Jacuzzi was in a room that one could rent for substantially more money. I guess I’ll have to learn to reword my questions. Anyhow, hot private showers and a soft bed in air conditioning…that’s worth a lot.

Question of the Day-

This picture is significant in the cycling world as there is a component company mentioned here. What cycling component are they most famous for making and what is the top model they make of this component?