Day-7

July 13, 2006

Columbia Tennessee to Selmer Tennessee...

Today started out like most days. Early to rise as everyone did what they could to get the riders on the road. Arriving to our final destination late at night, after a full days ride, is far from desirable. The only way to finish the day earlier is to start earlier. So it was our earnest attempt to get the riders off as soon as possible. We thought we had done pretty well too until we later learned that the riders had departed from the hotel, only to ride across the street to the Waffle House for "brunch". They didn’t end up leaving Columbia until after noon! And today was to be a long trek for the riders too.

Mathew and Chris needed to detour from their route again to pick up some more necessities. The nearest town that had what they needed, although on an interstate, was many miles in the opposite direction of where they had planned to go. But after an easy interstate drive, a fairly efficient shopping run (and a visit to the local Piggly Wiggly) they were back on track. Fairly confident that the riders would be several hours later than they planned, Chris and Mathew felt comfortable with the detour. However, it soon became obvious that they too were going to have trouble getting to meeting spot in time. The riders and the chase vehicle was supposed to rendezvous in Saltillo Tennessee (pronounced "Salt-Tillo") for dinner. This time it was the chase vehicle that would come in late.

After a call to the riders, Chris and Mathew realized that they would in fact reach Saltillo well before the riders. This was not good considering that the plan was to film Saltillo, the sun was beginning to set already, and they still had a ways to go. Finally, the chase vehicle arrived at Saltillo but the riders could not be reached due to poor cell phone reception. Making a decision to head back where they were likely to have reception, back towards the interstate (about 30-miles away), the chase vehicle once again set out in an attempt to communicate with the riders.

Upon reaching the highway and not being able to contact the riders, Chris and Mathew decided to get something to eat. Shortly after ordering their food though, they received a call from James, Steven and Michael who were just a few miles away in the next town, also eating dinner. After scarfing some food down, we finally connected and drove into Selmer Tennessee. It is late but we’ve finally found a decent hotel to bunk down for the night. We’ll let you know what happens next but right now, after another long day and late arrival, we’re going to bed.

 

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