I was very exhausted last night and turned in at about 8:30 p.m., and fell asleep almost immediately. It was a nice cool night and I slept well.
For the 2nd time this trip, I set my phone alarm. I knew it was going to be another long day, but mainly I wanted to make it to Erin, a town about 30 miles away, for breakfast. I set my alarm for 5:00 a.m. At about 4:30 a.m., I was awakened by some coyotes in the distance yipping and carrying on so I just went ahead and got up. I rolled out of camp at about 5:15.
Last night and this morning I received a few Blue Alerts for Erin and Nashville. I didn't have cell service and couldn't figure out how to determine what the alerts were about. When I got to Erin, the alerts were the talk of the town at the grocery store and the restaurant. Locals told me that a man from New Orleans had killed his girlfriend in New Orleans and then traveled to Erin where he shot an officer 3 times. They told me the individual was arrested earlier this morning and is in custody. The grocery store clerk told me the police used the injured officer's handcuffs to put on the individual when they arrested him.
The grocery store clerk told me an officer was also shot in Nashville in an unrelated incident and that the individual that shot that officer was killed. Tragic evening for law enforcement officers in Middle Tennessee.
The restaurant I ate at in Erin on my Kansas trip last year, Nan's Diner, was closed when I got there today. A grocery store customer told me they had to close because of the negative impact Covid had on their business. I was able to find another local restaurant that serves breakfast.
Pic below of Middle Tennessee countryside.
A little nostalgic yard decoration below.
The homeowners that decorated this yard obviously likes roosters.
I made it to the bicycle only campground next to the Natchez Trace Parkway at about 5:30 p.m.
Total miles today: 97.9
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