Day 11: 6/6/23: Piney Campground to Williamsport, TN

It was a very eventful day today.  I woke up about 3:30 a.m. because I wanted to give myself enough time to make it to Erin, TN, to eat breakfast at a place I've eaten at before.  When I moved my bike at the campsite, I discovered the front tire was completely flat.

So the first thing I got to do this morning was repair a flat tire.  There was nothing found in the tire that caused the flat.  This is the 2nd time this tire has done this to me on a trip, so it's time for us to part ways.  I put on the spare tire and a new tube.

Despite many attempts, I was unable to get the spare tire to properly seat on the rim.  It is difficult using a portable frame pump to get some tires to seat.  I decided to leave well enough alone and I loaded up and took off for Erin about 4:45 a.m.

As I was rolling down the road, the unseated front tire caused a pretty major bump every rotation.  That was really annoying and I decided I was going to make more attempts in Erin to get the tire to seat.

On my way to Erin, my bicycle computer went haywire.  It worked fine for about the first 5 miles, but then started elevating my speed and distance.  It has done this once before and I was able to adjust the sensors to correct it.  This time, sensor adjustment didn't work. I got frustrated fiddling with it so I adjusted the sensors so no speed or distance would be shown. I had to use the clock to estimate my next turn.

In Erin, I wrestled with the front tire enough that it gave up and properly seated on the rim.  Back to a smooth ride.

I happened to look online at the restaurant I was going to and it is closed on Tuesdays.  So much for the morning rush to get to eat there.  I was able to find a coffee shop there that cooked me some eggs with a few veggies.

I finally headed out of Erin, but the road that leads east out of the city was closed due to bridge construction. There was no way for me to get around the construction site other than take an out of the way detour.  The detour I came up with included the road pictured below.

I finally made it back on route and arrived at the bicycle only campground near the Natchez Trace where I will be spending my last night on the road this trip.

So to recap, I will now be limping home from this trip with a broken tooth crown, a broken sandal, and a broken bicycle computer, using my spare tire :)

Total miles today: Unknown (but at least 93)